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BIRD'S-EYE  VIEWS 


GUIDE  TO  CHICAGO 


INDISPENSABLE  TO   EVERY  VISITOR. 

CONTAINING 

INXr.MKKABLE  DETAILS  OF  BUSINESS  AND  RESIDENCE  LOCALITIES;   THE  MOST 
CHAKMING  CHIVES,  THE  VARIOUS  MEANS  OF  TRANSPORTATION,  INCLUD- 
ING ROUTES  TO  THE  EXPOSITION,  DEPOTS,  ETC.;  TOGETHER  WITH  A      . 
COMPLETE  DIRECTORY  OF  CHURCHES,  CLUBS,  HOTELS,  CAFE'S, 
THEATERS,  AMUSEMENTS,  PUBLIC  BUILDINGS,  PARKS, 
AND  MONUMENTS— A  GRAPHIC  DESCRIPTION, 
IN  SHORT,  OF  EVERY  OBJECT  OF  ANY 
INTEREST  IN  THE  CITY. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK: 

HAND,  McXALLY  &  COMPANY. 

1893. 


INTRODUCTORY. 


The  present  Guide  has  been  prepared  by  writers  whose 
long  residence  in  Chicago  has  made  them  thoroughly  famil- 
iar with  the  history  and  progress  of  the  city. 

In  its  compilation  two  aims  have  been  constantly  kept 
in  view:  First,  that  all  statements  herein  made  should  be 
absolutely  true;  second,  that  they  should  be  clearly  and 
concisely  expressed,  containing  only  such  information  as 
may  be  of  positive  value  to  strangers. 

A  knowledge  of  localities  and  direction  of  streets  is  but 
partially  complete  unless  the  mind  recalls  with  ease  their 
separate  features.  While,  therefore,  maps  and  engravings 
might  have  embellished  the  work,  in  accordance  with  the 
fundamental  theory  of  a  Guide,  a  much  more  practical 
method  of  illustration  has  been  chosen. 

This  method  consists  of  a  series  of  accurate  Bird's-Eye 
Views,  executed  by  a  unique  combination  of  photography 
and  topography,  without  doubt  the  best  ever  selected  for  a 
similar  purpose.  This  task  has  involved  the  use  of  several 
hundred  photographs,  together  with  very  great  labor  and 
expense,  in  order  that  the  views,  so  far  as  their  scope 
permits,  may  portray  with  perfect  fidelity  of  detail  the 
architectural  effects  rendered  in  fac-simile. 

Let  the  visitor,  book  in  hand,  judge  from  its  immense 
and  varied  store  of  information  how  well  the  objects  of  the 
Guide  have  been  accomplished. 

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Copyright,  1893,  by  Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  Chicago. 


INDEX  TO  CONTENTS. 


Abt  &  Fautl  Building 98 

Academies 274 

Academy  of  Music 87 

Academy  of  Sciences 190 

Adams  Express  Building 46 

Adams  St.,  East  End,  looking  south 30 

Adams  St.,  East,  North  from 54 

Adams  St.,  looking  north  on  LaSalle  —    38 

Adams  St.,  north  on  Dearborn 46 

Adams  and  Dearborn  Sts.,  Looking  south 

from 22 

A.  H.  Andrews  &  Co.  Building 30 

Air  Lane  Elevator,  The 166 

Alexander  Ave.  Residents  200 

Alexian  Brothers1  Hospital 196 

Alhambra  Theater 85 

Alley  Elevated,  The 45 

American  Restaurant —    68 

Amusements 78 

Amusements— Business  District 78 

i   Amusements— North  Side 86 

Amusements— South  of  Twelfth  St 85 

Anarchists,  The 25 

!  Archiepiscopal  Palace 186 

Argo  Club 93 

Arizona  Apartments,  The 244 

Armour  Institute 247 

Armour  Mission 247 

i  Armstrong  Bust 230 

r  Arrival  by  Lake 37 

•  Arrival  in  Chicago 27 

j  Art  Institute,  The 56, 153 

Ashland  Block .116,  135 

Ashland  Boul 220 

Ashland  Boul.  Residents 224 

Ashland  Cafe  and  Restaurant 68 

Ashland  Club 94 

Asylums 297 

Athenseum  Building 38 

Athletic  Club 94 

Atlantic  Hotel 74 

Atlas  Block 126 

Auditorium,  The 64,  78,  155 

Auditorium  Cafe 68 

Auditorium  Extension 64 

j  Auditorium  Hotel 50 

i|  Auditorium  Tower 156 

Baptists 278,  283 

Barry  Ave.  Residents 200 

Bay  State  Building 148 

Beautiful  Lights  at  Night 107 

Bellevue  Place 182 

Bellevue  Place  Residents 200 

Berry's 75 

Bicycles 222 

Billy  Boyle's  Chop  House 68 

Board  of  Trade  Building 16,  143 

Board  of  Trade  Group 143 

Board  of  Trade,  Vicinity  of 14 

Boddie  Block 106 

Bohemians 112 

Bonfleld  Building 134 

Bordeaux  Hotel 88 


Borden  Block,  The . 116 

Boston  Oyster  House 68 

Boyce,  W.  D.,  Building 157 

Boyleston  Building 24 

Bridges,  The 158 

Briggs  House 50, 134 

Brockway  &  McKey's  Restaurant 68 

Brother  Jonathan  Building 16, 145 

Bryan  Block 88 

Buena  Ave.  Residents 201 

Cab  and  Hack  Hire 41 

Cables 43,  44 

Cafes  in  Dry  Goods  Stores 75 

Calumet  Ave.  Residents    253 

Calumet  Building 143 

Calumet  Club 94 

Calvary  Cemetery . .  193 

Camp  Douglas 17,  237 

CarletonClub ...     94 

Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co.  Building 106 

Carter  H.  Harrison 221 

Casino,  The 30 

Cass  St 177 

Cass  St.  Residents 201 

Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Name 180 

Caxton  Building 80,  163 

Central  Bank  Building 132 

Central  Elevators 158 

Central  Manufacturing  Block 98 

Central  Music  Hall ; 87, 124 

Central  Union  Block 9t>,  143 

Central  Warehouse 160,  175 

Chalmers  Building 106 

Chamber  of  Commerce 136, 142 

Chapin  &  Gore's 76 

Charities  of  Chicago,  The 296 

Chicago  Athletic  Association 94 

Chicago  Athletic  Association  Building.  56, 154 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Building, 

106,145 

Chicago  Club 94 

Chicago  Club  Building 64 

Chicago  Fire  Cyclorama 56 

Chicago  Opera  House 82,  136, 142 

Chicago  Oyster  House 68 

Chicago  River  Light-House 158 

Checkering  Hall 32 

Chinese  Quarter Ill 

Christian  Churches 284 

Churches 252,  277 

Churches  on  Ashland  Boul 221 

Churches  on  Oakwood  Boul 288 

City  and  County  Buildings  130,  140 

CliftonHouse 51,    54 

Clubs 93 

College,  Chicago  Medical 235 

Colleges 274 

College  of  Dental  Surgery,  Chicago ....    218 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  218,  220 

Columbian  Guard 298 

Columbia  Theater. 82 

Columbus  Memorial  Building 126,  139 

Columbus  Monument 231 


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INDEX  TO   CONTENTS. 


Commerce 158 

Commercial  Bank  Building 46 

Commercial  Hotel 51, 118 

Commercial  Trade  Building 96 

Como  Building 80,  164 

Confectioners 75 

Congregational  Churches 278,  284 

Congresses  at  the  Art  Palace 87 

Congress  Hall 218 

Consuls  in  Chicago 301 

Continental  Hotel 56 

Cook  County  Hospital 216,  219 

Counselman  Building 16,  144 

Counsehnan  Mansion,  The 244 

County  Hospital  Group 216,  219 

Court  House  Group 130 

Court  House,  View  north  of 116 

Court  House,  View  west  of 132 

Criminal  Courts  and  Jail 135, 198 

Cronin,  Doctor,  Murder  of 26 

Cumberland  Presbyterians 286 

Custom  House 161 

Cycling  Clubs 301 

Cycling  Clubs,  Associated 93 

Dairy  Kitchen  Restaurant 69 

Darkest  Chicago Ill 

Davis,  George  R 213 

Dearborn  Ave.,  from  Superior  St  180 

Dearborn  Ave.,  North  on  177 

Dearborn  Ave.  Residents 201 

Dearborn  Block,  The 126 

Dearborn  Seminary 235 

Dearborn  Station 34, 109 

Dearborn  St.,  going  south 157 

Dearborn  St. ,  south  from  Lake 199 

Delaware  Place 180 

Depots  and  Hotels,  Location  of 60 

Dexter  Building 22 

Dickey  Building 148 

Donohue  &  Henneberry  Building 109 

Douglas  Club 95 

Douglas  Monument 236 

DouglasPark 215 

Douglas,  Stephen  A 11 

Drake  Fountain,  The 199 

Drexel  Boul 238 

Drexel  Boul.  Residents .  254 

Drexel  Fountain .. 240 

Dutch  Reformed  Churches 286 

Edeu  Musee 83 

Edgewater 193 

Edison  Company's  Power  House 38 

Educational 273 

Eighteenth  to  Twenty-second  St.,  From.  234 

Electric  Club 95 

Electric  Fountain 187 

Elevated  Roads  on  the  West  Side 222 

Elevators 113 

Ellsworth  Building 80,  164 

Episcopal  Churches 280,286 

Erie  St 177 

Erie  St.  Residents 203 

Evangelical      Association      of      North 

America 287 

Evangelical  Reformed  Churches 287 

Evangelical  United  Churches 287 

Evanston 193 

Evanston  Ave.  Residents 203 

Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary 296 

Fair,  The 46, 162 


Falrbank  Building 126 

Fairbank,  Morse  <fc  Co.'s  Building 118 

Farragut  Boat  Club 95 

Farwell  Block 106 

Farwell  Residences 179 

Fidelity  Building lie 

Field  Building 96 

Field  &  Co.,  Marshall,  Buildings 

96,  104,  124,  139,  151 

Fifty-first  St 244 

First  Artillery 300 

First  Congregational  Church 210 

First  Infantry 299 

First  National  Bank  Building 48,  161 

Fitch  Building  134 

Forbes  Block 132 

Forest  Home  Cemetery  215 

Fort  Dearborn 10, 174 

Fortnightly  Club 99 

Forty-seventh  St.  Residents 255 

Forty-third  St 238 

Foundlings'  Home 212 

Fourteenth  Street  Pumping  Station 90 

Fourth  Presbyterian  Church 179 

Free  Methodist  Churches 287 

French  Restaurants 69 

Frogs,  The 69 

Gaff  Building 16, 144 

Galbraith  Building 40 

Galena  Elevator,  The 160 

Garden  City  Block 134 

GarfieldPark 213 

Garrett  Building 166 

Gerrnania  Club  House 196 

Germania  Maennerchor 99 

Gibbs  Building 54 

Girard  Building 8Q 

Goodrich  Docks 174 

Gordon  Terrace  Residents 203 

Gore's  Hotel 72 

Gore's  Hotel  Cafe 69 

Government  Exhibit  Officers 298 

Graceland  Cemetery  — 194 

Granada,  The 175 

Granada  Cafe 71 

Grand  Boul 237,  246 

Grand  Boul.  Residents 256 

Grand  Central  Station 36,  72,  74 

Grand  Opera  House 83 

Grand  Pacific  Cafe 69 

Grand  Pacific  Hotel 16,  51 

Grant  Club 99 

Grant  Collegiate  Institute 180 

Grant  Monument 187 

Great  Fire,  Origin  of 19,222 

Great  Northern  Cafe 52 

Great  Northern  Hotel 22,  52, 163 

Greenebaum  Building 134 

Greenwood  Ave 244 

Greenwood  Ave.  Residents 258 

Griesheimer  Building 148 

Gunther's 76 

Halsted  St 209 

Hamilton  Club 99 

Hardy's  Subterranean  Theater 85,  252 

Hartford  Building 48,161 

Haverly's  Casino 83 

Havmvs  Theater 85 

Haymarket  Monument 208 

Hayruarket  Theater 87 


INDEX  TO   CONTENTS. 


Henrici's  Restaurant 69 

Herald  Building 137,  140 

Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett  <fc  Co.'s  Block,  126 

Hibernian  Rifles 300 

High  Schools 274 

Historical  Facts 9 

— Historical  Society,  The  Chicago 175 

Home  for  Aged  Jews,  The 242 

Home  for  Incurables  243 

Home  for  the  Friendless 250 

Home  Insurance  Building 38,  151 

Homeopathic  Medical  College  218,  220 

Homes  and  Asylums 297 

Honore  Building 46 

Hooley's  Theater 83, 116 

Hospital  for  Women  and  Children 212 

Hospitals 297 

Hospitals  and  Charity 295 

Hotel  Brunswick  .  54 

Hotel  Grace 16 

Hotel  Imperial 90 

Hotel  Le  Grand 166 

Hotel  Martinette 90 

Hotel  Metropole 52 

Hotel  Metropole's  Cafe 69 

Hotels 50 

Hotels  and  Depots,  Location  of 60 

Hotels  before  the  Great  Fire 59 

Hotels  Outside  the  Business  District 62 

Hotel  Stamford 90 

Hotel  Woodruff 52 

House  of  the  Good  Shepherd 198 

Hovey  Building 106 

Hoyt  Building 160 

Hub  Building , 30 

Hull  House .209 

Humboldt  Park. . .  214 

Humboldt  Statue 214 

Huron  St.  Residents 203 

Huyler's .    76 

Illinois  Central  Suburban  Trains 45 

IllinoisClub 99 

Illinois  National  Guard 299,300 

Illinois  School  of  Pharmacy 250 

Illinois  Training  School  for  Nurses. .  .218,  220 

Illinois  Women's  Press  Association 99 

Illustrations,  Index  of 8 

Imperial  Building  72 

Independent  Churches  281,  287 

Index  for  Standard  Maps 310-3-30 

Index  to  Amusements 86 

Index  to  Restaurants 77 

Indiana  Ave.  Churches 235 

Indiana  Club 99 

Industrial  Schools 274 

Insurance  Exchange 14 

Inter  Ocean  Building 48,  157 

Inter-State  Industrial  Exposition 21 

Irish  American  Club 100 

Iroquois  Club 100 

Iroquois  Club  Building 155 

Isabella  Building 66 

Italian  Quarter 112 

Jackson  Boul 221 

Jackson  Boul.  Residents 225 

Jacobs'  Clark  St.  Theater 86 

Jefferson  Park 232 

Jewett  Building 96 

j    Jewish  Churches 287 

Jews,  The 281 


John  Brown's  Fort 90,  91 

Joseph  Medill 175 

Journal  Building,  Evening 48 

Kedzie  Building 136 

Kendall  Building 157 

Kensington 243 

(•Kent  Block 38 

'  Kenwood  Club 100 

Kern's 76 

Kimball  Building ...    88 

KimballHall 66 

Kimbark  Ave.  Residents 259 

Kinsley  Building 46,  152 

Kinsley's 70 

Kinzie  Hotel 179 

Kinzie  Mansion 9,  175 

Kirk  &  Co.  's,  James  S. ,  Building 158 

Kranz 76 

Labyrinths 91 

Lafayette  Building 140 

Laflin  Building 126 

Lake  Ave.  Residents 260 

Lake  Excursions 91 

Lake  House,  Site  of  the  Old 175 

Lake  Shore  Drive 182 

Lake  Shore  Drive  Residents 203 

Lakeside  Building 14 

Lakeside  Cafe 70 

Lakeside  Club    100 

Lake  St.,  Looking  south  from 149 

Lake  View  Ave.  Residents 204 

Lake  View  Water  Works 193 

La  Salle  Ave.  Residents 204 

La  Salle  Ave.,  south  from  Goethe 196 

La  Salle  Building 40 

La  Salle  Statue 188 

La  Salle  St.,  south  from  Washington 199 

Leader  Building 54 

Lees  Building 40, 143 

Leland  Cafe    70 

Leland  Hotel 30,52 

Lexington  Hotel 53 

Libby  Prison 91,251 

Libraries 91,276 

Lincoln  Park,  Arrival  in 186 

Lincoln  Park,  North  of 192 

Lincoln  Park  Sanitarium 192 

Lincoln  Statue 186 

Lind  Block 166 

Linnaeus  Statue 189 

Livery 48 

Locust  St.  Corner,  The 198 

Lost  Articles  and  Complaints 42 

Loyal  Hotel  Building        160 

Lumbermen's  Exchange  Building 166 

Lunch  Counters 71 

Lutheran  Churches : 288 

McClurg.  A.  C.,  Building 48 

McCormick  Block 106,  148 

McCormick  Building 106,  126 

McCormick  Mansion 177 

McCormick  Theological  Seminary 195 

McCoy's  European  Hotel 72 

McCoy's  Hotel  Cafe 70 

Me  Vicker's  Theater 83 

Mailers  Building 16,  IOC,  144 

Manhattan  Building 80,  164 

Manual  Training  School,  Chicago,  88,233,  273 

Manual  Training  Schools 274 

Marine  Building 118 


INDEX  TO  COXTEKTS 


Marlowe  Theater,  The 85 

Marquette  Club 100 

Marquette  School 218,  220 

Masonic  Temple 124,  127 

Massacre  Monument 234 

Massasoit  House 53 

Medinah  Temple 16,  151 

Menoken  Club 100 

Mentone,  The 177 

Mentor  Block 48 

Mercantile  Company  Building 106 

Merchants' Building 132 

Methodist  Church  Block 142 

Methodist  Episcopal  Churches 281,  289 

Metropolitan  Block 134 

Michigan  Boul 230,  246 

Michigan  Boul.  and  the  Lake  Front 153 

Michigan  Boul.,  Looking  west  from 64 

Michigan  Boul.  Residents 261 

Midway  Plaisance 240 

Milan  &  Co. 's  Restaurant 70 

Military  Tournament,  The 251 

Monadnock  Building 24, 163 

Monon  Building 80,  163 

Montauk  Building 46,  143 

Montrose  Boul.  Residents 204 

Moody's  Old  Church 198 

Mouth  of  the  Chicago  River 158 

Mrs.  Clark  Co.  Lunch  Room 75 

Mullen  Building 96 

Music  Halls  and  Balls 91 

National  Bank  of  Illinois  Building 157 

Nationalities,  Various Ill 

National  Temperance  Hospital  and  Sani- 
tarium    192 

National  Union  Building 22 

Newberry  Library 181 

New  Jerusalem  Church 291 

New  Windsor  Theater 86 

Nickel  Plate  R.  R.  Station 37 

Nixon  Building 38 

Normal  School 274 

Northern  Pacific  Building 118 

North  from  the  Newberry  Library 182 

North  Park  Ave.  Residents 205 

North  Shore  Club 100 

North  Side  Residents 200 

North  Side  Streets,  Parks,  Residences, 

Etc 173 

North  State  St.  Residents 205 

North- Western  Building 166 

Norton  Mill 96 

Notable  High  Buildings 127 

Oak  and  Dearborn  Ave 182 

Oakland  Club 101 

Oakwood  Boul 237 

Oakwoods  Cemetery 242 

Observatories 91 

Old  Colony  Building 80,  163 

Old  Farwell  Block 96 

Omaha  Building 72 

Ontario  Hotel,  The 175 

Ottawa  Indian  Monument 189 

Owen  Electric  Belt  Building 30 

Owings  Building 22, 104,  162 

Oxford  Building 134 

Palmer  House 46,    53 

Palmer  House  Caf6 70 

Palmer,  Potter,  Mansion 183 

Panoramas 92,  252 


Parmelee's  Omnibuses 49 

PeacockCafe 70 

Phelps,  Dodge  &  Palmer  Building 104 

Phenix  Building    16,  145 

Pine  St.  Residents 206 

Plows  &  Co 76 

Poles  and  Russians  . .  112 

Pontiac  Building 163 

Popular  Bars 76 

Porter  Block 38 

Portland  Block 150 

Post  Building,  Evening 140 

Post  Graduate  Medical  School 218 

Post  Office  and  Custom  House 22 

Powers  Building 54,  154 

Prairie  Ave 232 

Prairie  Aye.  Residents 267 

Presbyterian  Churches 281,  291 

Presbyterian  Hospital 218,  219 

Press  Club  of  Chicago 101 

Printing-house  Row,  from  Van  Buren  St.    80 

Professor  Swing 186 

Public  Library. 126,  153 

Pullman  and  Kensington 243 

Pullman  Building 30,  154 

Pullman  Residence,  The 234 

Quincy  Building 46 

Railway  Stations,  Two  Great 109 

Randolph  St.,  looking  south  on  LaSalle.  140 

Rand,  McNally  &  Co.'s  Building 146 

Rawson  Building 148 

Reading  Rooms 276 

Real  Estate  Board  Building .148 

Reaper  Block,  The ,..  142 

Recruiting  Officers 299 

Rector's 70,    71 

Reformed  Episcopal  Churches 282,  292 

Relief  and  Aid  Society 20,  295 

Residences  on  Ashland  Boul 221 

Restaurants 67 

Revell,A.H.,  Building 54 

Revere  House 57 

Rialto  Building 74,  144 

Richardson  Building 66 

Richelieu  Cafe 71 

Richelieu  Hotel 32,57 

Robert  Law  Building 106 

Rockwell  St 213 

Roman  Catholic  Churches 282,  292 

Rookery,  The 14,  145 

Rosehill  Cemetery 193 

Rosenberg  Fountain,  The 231 

Royal  Insurance  Building 144 

Rush  Medical  College 218,  219 

Rush  Medical  College  Laboratory 218 

Rush  St.  Residents 206 

Ryerson  Building 106 

Saratoga,  The  71 

Schiller  Cafe  and  Restaurant 71 

Schiller  Statue 188 

Schiller  Theater ...84,  116,  136 

Schimpf  erman's 76 

Schlesinger  &  Mayer  Building 48 

Schloesser  Block 38 

Schuttler  Mansion 222 

Second  Infantry 300 

Security  Deposit  Co.'s  Building 40,  139 

Seminaries 274 

Shakespeare  Statue  .  190 

Sheridan  Club  House 101,  246 


INDEX  TO   CONTENTS. 


Sheridan  Drive  Residents 206 

Sheridan  Monument 210 

Sherman  House 116 

Siegel,  Cooper  &  Co.'s  Building 66,  152 

Smith,  Perry  H.,  Mansion 177 

Snell  Residence 210 

Society  of  Artists 95 

Society  of  Friends 294 

Soldiers1  Monument,  The 243 

South  Congregational  Church 238 

Southern  Hotel 58 

South  Park  Ave 236 

South  Park  Ave.  Residents 870 

South  Side 228 

South  Side  Residents 253 

South  Water  St 199 

Spaulding  Building 24 

St.  Elizabeth  Church 246 

St.  James  Church 177 

St.  Vincent  Infant  Asylum 198 

Staats-Zeitung  Building 132 

Standard  Club 101 

Standard  Oil  Building 160 

Standard  Theater 87 

State  St.,  Looking  east  from 124 

Steamship  Companies 45 

Steel  Construction 119 

Stevens  Art  Building 30 

Stock  Exchange  Building 48,  137 

Street-Cars 12,41,    92 

Street  Railways  .     43 

Streets,  Parks,  Residences,  etc 173 

Studebaker  Building 64,  155 

Suburban  Trains 49 

Superior  St.  Residents 206 

Swedenborgian  Church 291 

Taconia  Building 138,  142 

Tacoma  Cafe 71 

Tall  Buildings 25 

Tattersalls 251 

Telephone  Building 132,  143 

Temple  Court  Building  22 

Teutonic  Building 140, 143 

Theological  Seminary,  The  Chicago 212 

Thirty -flf  th  St 236 

Thirty-first  St 236 

Thomson's  Restaurant 71 

Times  Building 132 

Title  and  Trust  Building 136, 142 

Tobey  Furniture  Company's  Building. . .  126 

Tomkins,  Jr.,  Rev.  Floyd 180 

Tower  Place  179 

Tower  Place  Residents 206 

Trader's  Building 152 

Transportation  41 

Tremont  House 58,148 

Tribune  Building 48,157 

Twelfth  St.  Station  33,  88,  155,  232 

Twentieth  Century  Club 101 

Twenty-eighth  and  Thirtieth  Sts 236 

,  Twenty-seventh  St 236 

Union  Building 140 

|  Union  Club 101, 180 

I  Union  League  Club 102 

Union  League  Club  Building 24 

Union  Park 210 

Union  Park  Congregational  Church 212 

Union  Passenger  Station  27, 109 


Union  Stock  Yards 17,169 

Union  Trust  and  Savings  Bank  Building.    48 

Unitarian  Churches £83,  294 

United  Presbyterian  Churches 283, 294 

United  States  Appraisers'  Building 74 

U.  8.  Army  Officers,  Dept.  of  the  Mis- 
souri    298 

United  States  Life-saving  Station 158 

United  States  Marine  Hospital 193 

Unity  Building 150,157 

Universalist 294 

University  Club 102 

University  of  Chicago 241 

University  School 198 

Van  Buren  Building 74 

Van  Buren  St.  Station 35,    72 

Venetian  Building 150, 153 

Veteran  Protective  Association 90 

Victoria  Cafe,  The. 71 

Virginia  Cafe 71 

Virginia  Hotel,  The 58,  66, 175 

Wabash  Ave.  Residents 271 

Waldheim  Cemetery 215 

Walker,  James  H.,  Building 30 

Washington  Ave 244,  272 

Washington  Boul 209,  212 

Washington  Boul.  Residents 226 

Washingtonian  Home 212 

Washington  Park 240 

Washington  Park  Club 102 

Washington  Park  Race-Course 92,  241 

Washington  Square 180 

Waterworks,  The  North  Side 179 

Wellington 58 

Wellington  Cafe 71 

Wells  Building 40 

Wells  St.  Station 29,  166 

West  Adams  St.  Residents 227 

West  Division  High  School 218,  220 

Western  Banknote  Building 153 

West  Monroe  St.  Residents 228 

WestSide 204 

West  Side  Elevated  Roads 49 

West  Side  Residents 224 

West  Side  Theaters 87 

Whitechapel  Club 102 

Whitehouse,  Bishop 210 

Wholesale  District,  north  on  Market  St..    96 
Wholesale  District,  Within  the  Heavy. . .  104 

Williams  Block 104 

Williams  Building 54 

Willoughby  Building 106 

Willoughby,  Hill  &  Co.  Building 142 

Wolf  Point  in  1893  167 

Woman's  College 218 

Woman's  Exchange 75 

Woman's  Temple 40,  129 

Women's  Club,  Chicago 95 

Women's  Restaurants 75 

Woodlawn  Ave.  Residents 272 

Woolensack  Building 98 

Wooslick's  Restaurant 71 

World's  Columbian  Exposition  302 

World's  Fair  Cable 45 

World's  Fair  Steamship  Co 45 

Yondorf  Building  106 

Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building 40,138 

Young  Men's  Christian  Association  ...   .  296 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Adams  and  Dearborn  Sts 23 

Adams  and  Dearborn  Sts 47 

Adams  and  LaSalle  Sts 15 

Adams  and  LaSalle  Sts 39 

Adams  and  State  Sts 47 

Adams  St.  and  Fifth  Ave 105 

Adams  St.  and  Wabash  Ave 55 

Adams  St.,  East  End    31 

Art  Institute 56 

Ashland  Boul.,  from  Adams  St 211 

Ashland  Boul.,  from  Jaokson  St 223 

Ashland  Boul.,  from  Harrison  St 223 

Ashland  Boul.,  from  Polk  St ...  211 

Bellevue  Place  and  Lake  Shore  Drive . . .  185 

Board  of  Trade,  vicinity  of 15 

Burned  District,  The 19 

Chicago  Hirer,  Mouth  of ...  159 

Clark  and  Randolph  Sts 117 

Clark  and  Van  Buren  Sts 73 

Congress  St.  and  Michigan  Boul 65 

County  Hospital  and  vicinity 217 

Dearborn  and  Adams  Sts 47 

Dearborn  and  Adams  Sts 23 

Dearborn  and  Lake  Sts 149 

Dearborn  and  North  Aves 197 

Dearborn  and  Van  Buren  Sts 81 

Dearborn  Station 110 

Drexel  Boul.  and  Forty-eighth  St 239 

Ellis  Ave.  and  Forty-eighth  St 289 

Fifth  Ave.  and  Adams  St 105 

Fifth  Ave.  and  Washington  St 133 

Grand  Boul.,  from  Thirty -seventh  St 257 

Grand  Boul.,  from  Thirty-sixth  St 257 

Grand  Central  and  Van  Buren  Stations.    73 

Hotels 61 

Hydraulic  Elevator 115 

Lake  and  Dearborn  Sts 149 

Lake  Front  Park 56 

Lake  Shore  Drive  and  Bellevue  Place.  185 

Lake  Shore  Drive  and  Schiller  St 191 

LaSalle  and  Adams  Sts 15 

LaSalle  and  Adams  Sts. 39 

LaSalle  and  Randolph  Sts 141 

Market  and  Monroe  Sts 97 

Michigan  Boul.  and  Adams  St 31 

Michigan  Boul.  and  Congress  St 65 


Michigan  Boul.  and  Lake  Park  Place ....    89 

Michigan  Boul.  and  Twenty -eighth  St 249 

Michigan  Boul.  and  Thirty-fourth  St  ...  249 
Michigan  Boul.,  between  Monroe  and 

AdamsSts 56 

Michigan  Boul.,  from  Thirtieth  St 262 

Michigan  Boul.,  from  Thirty-third  St. ...  245 
Michigan  Boul.,  from  Thirty-fourth  St. . .  245 
Michigan  Boul.,  from  Thirty-second  St. .  266 
Michigan  Boul.,  from  Thirty -third  St. ...  266 
Michigan  Boul.,  from  Twenty-ninth  St..  262 
Michigan  Boul.,  from  Twenty-sixth  St. . .  279 

Monroe  and  Market  Sts 97 

Mouth  of  the  River 159 

North  and  Dearborn  Aves 197 

North  Side  Drive 174 

Ontario  and  Rush  Sts 178 

Prairie  Ave.,  from  Eighteenth  St 233 

Prairie  Ave.,  from  Twentieth  St 269 

Prairie  Ave.,  below  Eighteenth  St 269 

Printing-house  Row  from  Van  Buren  St..    81 

Randolph  and  Clark  Sts 117 

Randolph  and  La  Salle  Sts 141 

Randolph  and  State  Sts 125 

Restaurants  . „. 77 

Rush  a«d  ErieSts 178 

Schiller  St.  and  Lake  Shore  Drive 1'.  1 

South  Side  Drive,  Route  of 22.: 

State  and  Adams  Sts 47 

State  and  Randolph  Sts 125 

Stock  Yards,  Plan  of 169 

Twelfth  Street  Station,  Region  of 89 

Two  Great  Railway  Stations 110 

Union  Passenger  Station 110 

University  of  Chicago 275 

Van  Buren  and  Grand  Central  Stations.    73 

Wabash  Ave.  and  Adams  St 31 

Wabash  Ave.  and  Adams  St 55 

Washington  Square 173 

Washington  St.  and  Fifth  Ave 134 

Water  Works,  Vicinity  of,  North  Side.. .  185 

West  of  the  Court  House  133 

WestSide  Drive 208 

Wholesale  District,  north  on  Market  St. .  97 
Wholesale  District,  within  the  Heavy . . .  105 
Wolf  Point  in  1893 167 


HISTORICAL  FACTS. 


EARLY    CHICAGO. 

Just  why  and  how  Chicago  got  its  name  has  not  been  satisfactorily 
determined.  An  authority  as  well  acquainted  with  the  Indian  languages  and 
customs  as  the  late  Elijah  M.  Haines  of  Waukegan  was  unable  to  reach  a 
definite  conclusion.  It  has  been  said  that  the  Indians  used  the  word  to  mean 
Strong,  Wild  Onion,  Polecat,  Great,  Mighty,  Powerful.  St.  Cosme,  in  1699, 
spelled  it  Chikagu,  Chikagou,  Chicagu,  Chicago,  and  Chicaqu.  The  name 
was  borne  by  a  long  line  of  Illinois  Indian  chiefs.  So  the  Indians  did  not 
always  attach  an  offensive  significance  to  the  word. 

Among  the  first  white  men  to  visit  the  site  of  Chicago  were  Joliet  and 
Father  Marquette,  who  returned  from  the  Mississippi  River,  up  the  Illinois 
River,  in  1673,  and  entered  Lake  Michigan  by  way  of  the  Chicago  River. 
The  present  mouth  of  the  river  was  closed  by  a  sand-bar,  and  the  winding 
stream,  having  reached  a  point  as  near  to  the  lake  as  Michigan  Avenue  at 
River  Street,  flowed  directly  southward  and  emptied  at  Van  Buren  Street. 
This  obstruction  was  afterward  partly  swept  away  by  a  heavy  flood  in  the 
river  and  partly  removed  by  the  Government. 

Two  French  traders,  who  had  a  cabin  near  the  present  site  of  the  city 
Bridewell,  or  House  of  Detention,  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  city, 
probably  were  the  first  whites  who  lived  within  the  present  limits  of  Chicago, 
Pierre  Moreau  being  one  of  these.  The  other  trader,  who  was  also  a  surgeon, 
visited  Father  Marquette,  who,  falling  ill,  wintered  here  in  1674-75. 

The  word  Che-cau-gou  was  first  used  by  white  men  in  1680  in  Henne- 
pin's  account  of  La  Salle's  expedition  to  the  Illinois  River — probably  the  Des- 
plaines — by  way  of  the  St.  Joseph  and  Kankakee. 

The  earliest  mention  of  "  Chicagou  or  Garlick  Creek  "  is  in  1773,  a 
century  after  Joliet,  when  William  Murray,  an  Englishman,  bought  of  the 
Indians  land  thus  bounded  on  one  side,  and  with  several  associates  founded  the 
"  Illinois  Land  Company."  He  was  the  first  real-estate  agent,  and  failed. 

The  first  cabin  on  the  lake  shore  was  inhabited  by  Jean  Baptiste  Point 
De  Saible,  a  negro,  of  whom  the  commandant  at  Mackinaw  Island  writes  in 
1779  that  he  "has  settled  at  Eschikagou."  This  cabin,  with  additions,  was 
sold  in  1803  to  Le  Mai,  who  occupied  it  until  1804,  when  he  sold  it  to  John 
Kinzie.  It  became  the  celebrated  "  Kinzie  mansion,"  a  house  with  Lom- 
bardy  p*br'  '  trees  before  it,  across  the  stream  from  Fort  Dearborn. 

The  pioneer  of  Chicago  is  a  title  usually  awarded  to  this  John  Kinzie, 
the  first  permanent  white  resident  of  Chicago,  an  Indian  trader,  who  afterward 

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10  HISTORICAL   FACTS. 

became  the  agent  of  the  American  Fur  Company.     He  died  Monday,  January 
6,  1828.     Letters  in  his  handwriting  remain. 

The  first  homicide  in  Chicago  was  committed  by  John  Kinzie,  who,  in 
self-defense,  killed  John  Lalime,  an  Indian  interpreter  at  Fort  Dearborn. 
What  are  believed  to  be  Lalime's  bones  are  now  in  the  possession  of  the  Chicago 
Historical  Society.  Kinzie  was  discharged  by  the  jury.  This  was  in  1812. 


Indian  murders  begun  April  G,  1812,  when  three  men  and  a  boy,  living 
on  "Lee's  Place,"  afterward  called  "Hardscrabble,"  on  the  west  side  of  the 
South  Branch,  between  Halsted  Street  and  Ashland  Avenue,  were  visited  by 
strange  Indians,  who  entered  and  seated  themselves  without  ceremony.  One 
of  the  men  and  the  boy,  taking  alarm,  reached  the  fort.  The  next  day  White 
and  Debou,  the  other  men,  were  found  dead  and  scalped. 

The  first  white  child  born  at  Chicago  was  Ellen  Marion  Kinzie,  in 
December,  1804,  at  the  Kinzie  mansion,  and  there  she  was  married,  July  20, 
1823,  to  Dr.  Alexander  Wolcott,  so  that  the  Kinzie  mansion  was  the  scene  of 
the  first  birth  and  the  first  wedding.  There,  in  1807,  was  born  a  sister,  Maria 
I.,  who  became  the  wife  of  Gen.  David  Hunter,  of  the  United  States  Army. 

Fort  Dearborn  was  built  in  1803,  and  was  the  outermost  western  defense 
of  the  nation.  A  memorial  tablet  placed  in  the  structure  at  the  corner  of 
River  Street  and  Michigan  Avenue  marks  its  site.  Indian  hostilities,  fomented 
by  the  British  in  the  War  of  1812,  rendered  the  fort  untenable,  and  on  August 
15, 1812,  the  garrison,  with  women  and  children,  abandoned  it  and  marched 
southward,  bound  for  Fort  Wayne.  When  they  reached  a  point  on  the  lake 
shore  about  the  foot  of  Eighteenth  Street  (near  the  present  residence  of  George 
M.  Pullman),  over  400  Indians  confronted  the  fugitives,  and  massacred  all 
but  twenty-five  soldiers  and  eleven  women  and  children.  Carl  Rohl-Smith, 
the  Danish  sculptor,  has  produced  a  beautiful  bronze  group  commemorative 
of  this  massacre,  erected  through  the  generosity  of  Mr.  Pullman,  and  to  be 
seen  near  his  private  grounds  at  the  foot  of  Eighteenth  Street. 

The  most  distinguished  city  father. — For  many  years  Gurdon  S.  Hub- 
bard,  an  Indian  trader,  in  the  employ  of  the  American  Fur  Company,  who 
made  his  first  visit  here  in  1818,  lived  in  great  esteem  among  Chicagoans,  dying 
in  1887.  At  that  time  the  settlement  of  a  half-dozen  cabins  which  he  found 
here  sixty-nine  years  before  had  grown  to  be  a  city  of  a  million  inhabitants. 

The  first  conflagration  at  Chicago  was  on  August  16,  1812,  when  Fort 
Dearborn  was  burned  by  the  Indians  who  had  on  the  previous  day  massacred 
the  garrison  at  Eighteenth  Street  and  the  lake  shore. 

Chicago  had  fourteen  cabins  in  1825,  when  John  H.  Fonda  describes  it, 
and  the  assessment-roll  of  the  assessor  of  Peoria  County  for  that  year  shows 
the  same  number  of  tax-payers.  The  rich  man  was  John  Crafts,  who  paid 
$50  on  $5,000,  or  more  than  the  other  thirteen  combined. 

The  incorporation  of  Chicago  as  a  town  took  place  in  1833.     Its  popu- 


HISTORICAL  FACTS.  11 

lation  at  that  time  has  been  variously  estimated,  but  must  have  been  at  least 
150,  that  being  the  smallest  legal  number  permissible.  The  southern  limits 
were  at  Jackson  Street;  the  western  at  Jefferson;  the  northern  at  Ohio. 

Land-grants. — The  northern  half  of  this  land  once  belonged  to  the  canal; 
the  southern  to  the  schools.  The  early  sale  of  these  lands  was  unwise.  The 
school  lands  would  to-day  be  worth  over  a  hundred  millions.  Four  blocks 
remain.  The  most  important  is  the  one  on  which  the  Tribune  stands. 

The  first  hotel  in  Chicago  was  built,  probably  west  of  the  forks  of  the 
river,  by  James  Kinzie  in- 1828,  and  was  kept  by  Archibald  Caldwell,  who  had 
a  sign,  and  held  a  license  from  the  commissioners  of  Peoria  County.  A  noted 
building,  still  to  be  seen,  was  the  Green  Tree  Hotel,  afterward  the  Chicago 
Hotel,  which  once  stood  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Lake  and  Canal  streets.  It 
is  now  at  Nos.  33  to  37  Milwaukee  Avenue,  near  by.  It  was  built  in  1833,  by 
James  Kinzie,  and  thus  was  one  of  the  very  first  hotel  buildings  of  Chicago. 
In  those  days  the  settlers  were  generally  to  be  found  near  the  forks  of  the 
river,  called  Wolf  Point.  The  fort  was  another  and  official  center. 

The  last  wild  bear  killed  at  Chicago  was  in  the  grove  at  the  corner  of 
Market  and  Jackson  streets  in  1834,  and  in  the  same  year  forty  wolves  were 
killed  in  this  region.  Ponds  frequented  by  wild  ducks  covered  the  ground 
at  Lu  Salle  and  Randolph  streets  and  the  site  of  the  Tribune  building. 

The  first  editor  was  John  Calhoun,  who  in  September,  1833,  shipped 
printing  material  by  water  from  Sacketts  Harbor,  New  York,  to  Chicago. 
He  issued  the  first  number  of  the  Chicago  Democrat  from  his  office  in  a 
buikliug  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Clark  and  South  Water  streets,  on  Novem- 
ber 26,  1833.  This  publication  announced  that  freight  had  been  transported 
from  New  York  hither  for  $33  a  ton. 

The  first  city  census  was  taken  July  1,  1837.  It  showed  a  population  of 
1,800  males  and  845  females  aged  twenty-one  and  over,  exclusive  of  77  colored 
people  and  104  sailors.  The  children  under  five  years  of  age  numbered  513, 
and  between  five  and  twenty-one,  831.  The  gi'and  total  was  4,170. 

Stephen  A.  Douglas  made  his  first  speech  in  Chicago  August  4,  1838. 
His  burial-place  is  marked  by  a  handsome  monument  at  a  beautiful  spot  over- 
looking the  lake  at  Thirty-fifth  Street. 

The  first  public  execution  was  in  1840,  on  Friday  afternoon,  July  10th. 
It  took  place  "near  the  lake  shore,  three  miles  south  of  the  city."  John 
Stone,  a  thief  and  ex-felon,  murdered  Mrs.  Lucretia  Thompson. 

The  first  electric  telegram  received  in  Chicago  came  from  Milwaukee  on 
January  15,  1848.  The  office  was  at  the  corner  of  Lake  and  Clark  streets. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trade  was  held  the  13th  of  March, 
1848,  thirteen  mercantile  firms  signing  the  call.  Thomas  Dyer  was  elected 
president,  and  a  room  was  rented  over  the  flour-store  of  Gage  &  Haines,  on 
South  Water  Street,  at  $110  a  year.  W.  L.  Whiting  was  the  first  secretary. 


12  HISTORICAL   FACTS. 

The  systematic  numbering  of  streets  began  in  the  spring  of  1848,  and 
Clark  Street,  from  South  Water  to  Randolph,  was  the  thoroughfare  to  be  thus 
distinguished.  In  1850  the  Common  Council  ordered  the'names  of  the  eight 
principal  streets  posted  in  plain  letters  on  their  corners. 

The  city  was  first  lighted  with  gas  on  the  4th  of  September,  1850. 
The  account  in  the  Gem  of  the  Prairie  notes  that  "the  burners  in  Reed 
&  Co.'s  and  Keen's  stores  were  lighted  about  the  same  time,  presenting  a 
steady  golden  flame."  "Several  of  the  streets,"  says  the  chronicler,  "were 
illuminated  in  regular  city  style."  The  Chicago  Gas  Light  &  Coke  Co.,  in- 
corporated in  1849,  was  given  an  exclusive  charter  for  ten  years. 

The  first  Chicago  railroad  did  not  enter  the  city  from  the  East.  The  Galena 
&  Chicago  Union  was  chartered  January  16,  1836,  and  Galena  being  a  city  of 
so  much  greater  importance  than  Chicago,  its  name  was  put  first.  On  October 
10,  1848,  the  locomotive  "Pioneer"  (still  in  existence)  arrived  at  Chicago 
on  the  brig  Buffalo.  This  and  six  freight-cars  were  at  once  put  on  the  ten 
miles  of  completed  railroad,  which  extended  to  the  Desplaines  River. 

The  first  through  train  of  cars  from  the  East  entered  Chicago  on  the 
Michigan  Southern  &  Northern  Indiana  Railroad,  February  20,  1852.  The 
corporations  whose  joint  efforts  built  this  line  were  the  Erie  &  Kalamazoo,  the 
Michigan  Southern,  and  the  Northern  Indiana. 

Steam-tugs  first  began  to  ply  up  and  down  the  river,  and  bring  vessels 
into  the  city  from  the  harbor  and  lake,  in  May,  1855.  The  lake  commerce 
of  the  city  increased  as  the  railroads  were  extended. 

Drainage  was  found  impossible,  the  city  being  but  little  above  lake- 
level,  and  it  was  decided  to  raise  the  streets  so  as  to  give  the  sewers  a  fall.  A 
beginning  was  made  with  Lake  Street.  May  26,  1855,  property  owners 
attempted  to  set  aside  the  ordinance  under  which  this  great  work  was  under- 
taken, but  Judge  Caton  upheld  the  City  Council.  The  filling  of  streets 
had  not  entirely  ceased  in  the  business  district  at  the  time  of  the  Great  Fire. 

The  first  brick  block  raised  to  grade  was  the  Tremont  House,  which 
was  put  on  the  new  level  without  a  crack  in  its  walls.  The  block  of  brick 
stores  facing  south  on  Lake  Street  from  Clark  to  La  Salle  Street  was  raised 
eight  feet.  The  streets  at  some  places  are  fourteen  feet  higher  than  the  orig- 
inal level.  The  amount  of  house-raising  to  be  done  brought  George  M.  Pull- 
man west  from  the  Erie  Canal  to  become  the  leading  contractor  in  such  work. 

The  first  pivotal  swinging  bridge  was  built  at  Rush  Street,  in  1856. 
It  cost  $48,000,  and  was  the  first  iron  bridge  in  the  West.  In  1863  a  drove  of 
cattle  began  to  cross  while  the  bridge  was  opening.  The  structure  toppled 
into  the  river  and  the  cattle  were  drowned. 

The  first  street-cars  ran  on  State  Street  south  from  Randolph  Street,  in 
November,  1858.  April  25,  1859,  the  road  was  opened  to  Twelfth  Street,  and 


HISTORICAL  FACTS.  13 

in  June  to  the  city  limits,  Thirty-first  Street.     In  war-times  car-fares  were  6 
cents  (instead  of  5,  as  now),  the  extra  cent  being  an  "  internal  revenue  "  tax. 

The  first  theater  was  built  on  the  south  side  of  Randolph,  a  few  feet  east 
of  Dearborn,  by  John  B.  Rice.  It  was  opened  to  the  public  June  28, 1847,  at 
7.15  P.  M.,  and  burned  July  30,  1850.  Here,  on  the  evening  of  May  2,  1848, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  H.  McVicker  appeared  on  the  boards  for  the  first  time  in 
Chicago.  The  first  opera  ever  given  in  Chicago  was  "La  Sonnambula,"  the 
first  performance  being  the  night  the  theater  was  burnt. 

The  first  city  market  was  built  in  the  middle  of  State  Street  in  1848, 
which  explains  the  present  great  width  of  State  from  Lake  to  Madison.  The 
second  market  was  at  Desplaines  and  Randolph — the  now  famous  Haymarket. 
The  third  was  at  Van  Buren  and  State,  and  was  destroyed  by  the  Great  Fire. 
The  fourth  was  at  Twentieth  and  State.  Large  general  markets  such  as  are 
found  in  other  cities  have  not  met  with  favor  in  Chicago. 

The  first  great  calamity  by  fire  occurred  the  night  of  October  19,  1857. 
It  started  in  a  large  brick  store  at  Nos.  109  and  111  South  Water  Street,  and 
extended  to  Barnum's  four-story  dry-goods  store,  Lake  Street,  which  fell, 
killing  twenty-three  persons.  The  loss  was  said  to  be  a  half -million  dollars. 

The  first  steam  fire-engine  was  called  the  "Long  John,"  after  John 
Wentworth,  a  man  of  great  stature,  who  was  then  mayor.  The  paid  fire 
department  was  established  August  2,  1858,  after  a  riot  in  which  Mayor 
Weutworth,  with  200  policemen,  put  the  volunteer  firemen  to  flight.  The  first 
fire-bell  was  hung  in  the  Court  House,  in  February,  1855. 

The  first  great  national  political  convention  was  held  in  a  "wigwam" 

i  at  the  junction  of  Lake  and  South  Water  streets,  May  16, 1860.  Lincoln  and 
Hamlin,  Republicans,  were  nominated.  The .  second  was  held  by  the  Demo- 

:  crats  in  a  wigwam  on  the  West  Side,  near  Lake  and  Canal  streets,  August  29, 
1864,  when  McClellan  and  Pendleton  were  nominated.  The  third  was  held  by 
the  Republicans  in  May,  1868,  at  Crosby's  Opera  House,  on  the  north  side  of 

i  Washington  Street,  between  State  and  Dearborn,  when  Grant  and  Colfax  were 
nominated.  The  fourth  was  held  in  the  Exposition  Building,  on  tlie  site  of 
the  Art  Institute  (lake  front),  June  3, 1880,  when  the  Republicans,  after  a  pro- 
tracted contest  in  which  Grant  failed  of  success,  nominated  Garfield  and 
Arthur,  June  10th.  The  fifth  was  held  in  the  same  building  June  3,  1884,  by 
the  Republicans,  who  nominated  Elaine  and  Logan.  The  sixth  was  held 
by  the  Democrats  July  8,  1884,  in  the  same  place,  and  Cleveland  and 
Hendricks  were  named  and  elected.  The  seventh  was  held  by  the  Repub- 

!  licans  at  the  Auditorium  in  1888,  when  Harrison  and  Morton  were  nominated. 
The  eighth  was  held  in  a  wigwam,  built  on  the  Lake  Front  between  Madison 
and  Washington  streets,  June  21,  1892,  and  in  the  midst  of  a  violent  storm 
Cleveland  and  Stevenson  were  nominated  by  the  Democrats.  Eight  out 
of  eighteen  leading  Presidential  candidates  since  1860  were  Chicago  nominees, 


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VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


Vicinity  of  the  Board  of  Trade. 

The  region  graphically  portrayed  on  the  opposite  page  is  doubtless  the 
most  striking  one  in  the  city,  for  the  visitor  can  not  approach  it  from  any  direc- 
tion without  adding  to  the  scene  many  other  notable  buildings.  The  ' '  head 
of  La  Salle  Street,"  as  late  as  1868,  included  no  good  building  of  any  size 
whatever.  Jackson  Street,  the  avenue  in  front  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  and 
Quincy  Street,  the  alley  or  narrow  street  one  block  north,  were  densely  popu- 
lated with  the  worst  elements  of  the  city.  The  Van  Buren  Street  Station  was 
then  the  head  of  La  Salle  Street,  and  La  Salle  had  not  been  shortened  to  make 
a  place  for  the  Board  of  Trade.  The  Grand  Pacific  Hotel  was  built  and  burned 
in  1871.  It  was  reproduced  in  1872.  The  grand  transformation  of  this  local- 
ity came  in  1883  and  1884,  when  the  earliest  group  of  Chicago's  high  build- 
ings was  erected.  The  rise  in  value  of  property  on  Jackson  Street  was  some- 
times from  one  to  twenty  in  a  year's  time.  The  block  directly  to  the  right  of 
the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel,  composed  of  the  Royal  Insurance,  Mailers,  Gaff,  and 
Counselman  buildings,  made  the  most  rapid  progress  in  1884.  The  Rand- 
McNally  Building  is  seen  in  the  foreground.  In  addition  to  the  sterling 
character  of  its  architecture,  it  has  become  very  famous  as  the  headquarters 
of  the  World's  Fair. 


1.  The  Lakeside  Building 
Stands  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Clark  and 
Adams  streets.  It  is  a  populous  and  busy 
corner.  Here  is  the  home  of  the  Lakeside 
or  Chicago  City  Directory,  a  work  which 
grows  more  ponderous  each  year.  This 
directory  can  always  be  consulted  at  any 
drug-store  or  counting-room.  In  this  build- 
ing the  Lakeside  Library  began,  which  was 
sold  to  New  York  publishers  and  became 
the  Seaside  Library,  because  it  was  trans- 
lated from  lake  to  sea.  The  Lakeside  Build- 
ing is  of  the  days  when  Chicago  imitated 
Paris,  with  pavilions,  Mansards,  gables,  and 
dormers.  Its  exterior  is  of  stone  and  iron, 
and  it  has  6  stories,  is  110  feet  high  and  125 
feet  square.  It  has  65  offices,  3  stores,  2  ele- 
vators, carrying  1,600  passengers  daily,  and 
its  300  occupants  are  publishers,  printers, 
and  manufacturers'  agents.  It  has  always 
been  a  publishing  center,  and  here  the  earli- 
est literary  magazines  were  edited,  particu- 
larly the  Lakeside  Monthly  It  cost  $200,- 
000  in  1873. 

2.    The  Rookery 

Stands  west  of  the  Lakeside,  on  Adams 
Street,  and  reaches  La  Salle  Street,  a  re- 
markable thoroughfare,  because  of  its  high 
sky-lines,  ending  with  the  tower  of  the  Board 
of  Trade.  Here  stood  the  water-tank,  and 
here,  in  1884,  rose  this  splendid  edifice.  The 
Adams  Street  frontage  is  170  feet,  the  La 
Salle  180.  The  height  is  165  feet,  in  1 1  stories 
and  basement.  The  offices— more  than  600 


in  number— surround  a  large  court,  and  10 
passenger  elevators  carry  22,000  persons 
each  day.  There  are  3  freight  elevators. 
The  6,000  occupants  may  be  grouped  as 
financial,  but  there  are  many  exceptions. 
D.  H.  Burnham's  offices  are  on  the  upper 
floor.  The  Corn  Exchange  Bank  and  Illinois 
Trust  &  Savings  Bank  are  located  below, 
with  many  offices  of  brokers,  private  bank- 
ers, and  agents.  The  cost  of  this  structure 
was  $1,500,000.  It  was  built  by  a  joint-stock 
company. 

3.  The  Insurance  Exchange, 
Across  La  Salle  Street  from  the  Rookery, 
has  a  handsome  f  a£ade,  the  favorite  design 
of  the  late  John  W.  Root,  architect.  It  ex- 
tends from  Adams  Street  to  Quincy,  165  feet; 
60  feet  deep  Here  are  the  Columbia  and 
Continental  National  banks.  About  400  ten- 
ants are  served  by  3  passenger  elevators ;  9 
stories  and  basement,  red  pressed  brick  ex- 
terior, with  coignes  of  vantage,  and  an  elabo- 
rate entrance.  Erected  in  1884;  cost  $450,000. 

4.  The  Rand-McNally  Building 
Is  a  complete  steel  10-story  structure  occu- 
pying Nos.  160-174  Adams  Street  and  Nos. 
105-119  Quincy  Street,  to  which  it  extends. 
It  was  erected  in  1889,  has  10  stories,  16 
stores,  and  300  offices,  but  is  principally 
occupied  by  Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  printers 
and  publishers,  with  900  employes.  The 
headquarters  of  the  World's  Columbian  Ex- 
position have  been  here,  and  here  are  the 


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VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


general  offices  of  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul  Railway.  Here  the  Long  Distance 
Telephone  Company  (Quincy  Street  side) 
enables  you  to  call  up  New  York  City. 
Cost,  $1,000,000. 

5.  The  Royal  Insurance  Building', 
Fronting  on  Jackson  Street  (Nos.  165-173), 
reaches  through  to  Quincy.  The  frontages 
on  both  Jackson  and  Quincy  streets  are  100 
feet,  with  9  stories  and  basement.  Here  163 
offices  surround  an  impressive  quadrangu- 
lar, balustraded  interior  court,  and  5  eleva- 
tors serve  800  occupants.  The  building  is  of 
steel,  stone,  and  red  brick,  and  was  built  in 
1884  to  serve  Board  of  Trade  operators, 
insurance  men,  railroad  agents,  and  cognate 
interests.  The  cost  was  $600,000.  The  in- 
terior is  one  of  the  sights  of  the  city. 

6.  The  Mailers  Building:. 
Occupying  a  lot  but  38  feet  on  La  Salle  by  59 
on  Quincy  Street,  is  12  stories  and  basement, 
or  175  feet  high.  It  has  2  elevators  and  200 
occupants,  who  are  of  all  classes  of  light 
business.  It  cost  $275,000  in  1884,  and  was 
for  awhile  the  highest  office  building  in  Chi- 
cago. It  is  all  steel,  pressed  brick,  and  stone. 

7.  The  Gaff  Building- 
Is  a  9-story  steel  structure  with  a  frontage 
of  80  feet  and  but  60  feet  deep,  uniting  the 
Mailers  and  Counselman  buildings  on  La 
Salle  Street,  at  Nos.  230-36.  Here  are  2  fine- 
elevators,  mail-chute,  marble  stairs,  and 
nearly  100  attractive  offices.  Erected  in  .1884 
at  a  cost  of  $275,000.  It  is  occupied  prin- 
cipally by  grain  commission  merchants. 

8.  The  Counselman  Building', 
Occupying  but  56  feet  on  La  Salle  and  60  on 
Jackson  Street,  stands  almost  at  the  door 
of  the  Board  of  Trade.  It  is  all  steel  inside ;  9 
stories  and  basement,  145  feet  high,  and  has 
78  offices.  There  are  2  elevators  and  SCO 
occupants — grain  and  insurance  men. 
The  building  was  erected  in  1884,  and  cost 
$325,000. 

9.  The  Grand  Pacific  Hotel 
Is  an  enormous  structure  fronting  Clark, 
Jackson,  La  Salle,  and  Quincy  streets.  The 
frontages  are  186  feet  on  Clark,  294  on 
Jackson  and  Quincy,  and  178  on  La  Salle. 
The  height  is  110  feet,  with  only  6  stories 
and  basement.  This  hotel  follows  the 
Parisian  architecture,  with  pavilions  and 
Mansard  roof.  Its  grand  dining-room  is  137 
x  62  feet  in  size.  There  are  600  rooms  for 
guests,  with  2  elevators.  This  great  house 
contains  35,000  square  feet  of  dimension 
stone,  7,000,000  brick,  11,000  barrels  of  cem- 
ent, 10,000  barrels  of  lime,  930  windows,  1,070 
doors,  250  bath-tubs  and  closets,  7,500  square 
feet  of  tiled  flooring,  8,500  square  feet  of 
plate  glass,  33,500  feet  of  gas-pipe,  2,698  gas- 
burners,  47  miles  of  wire,  30  arc  and  760- in- 
candescent lamps.  It  covers  nearly  an  acre 
and  a  half  of  land,  and  cost  $1,300,000,  but 
costly  as  it  was,  the  land-value  beneath  it,  by 
constantly  and  rapidly  rising  on  a  five-year 
revaluation  contract  at  6  per  cent,  has  com- 


pletely swallowed  the  building,  which  no\ 
belongs  to  the  land  owners.     The  western, 
half  belongs  to  the  Northwestern  University 
at  Evanston,  111. 

10.  The  Hotel  Grace, 
A  European  hotel,  southeast  corner  of  Clark 
and  Jackson  streets ;  8  stories,  4  stores,  14( 
rooms,  1  elevator;  120 feet  on  Jackson,  and  & 
on  Clark,  100  feet  high;  hotel  office  upstairs 
It  was  erected  in  1887,  and  cost  8200,000. 

11.  The  Pnenix  Building:, 
At  the  southwest  corner  of  Clark  and  Jack 
son  streets,  has  a  depth  of  but  50  feet  on 
Clark,  with  217  feet  of  frontage  on  Jackson 
reaching  to  Pacific  Avenue;  13  stories  an( 
basement,  200  offices,  5  elevators,  and  1,50 
occupants.  Built  of  steel,  granite,  marble 
terra  cotta,  and  red  pressed  brick.  AI 
offices  have  marble  bases,  all  corridors  are 
entirely  of  marble,  with  bronze  railings 
High-class  tenants  have  chosen  these  ele 
gant  precincts.  The  building  was  erected  in 
1886,  at  a  cost  of  $700,000,  and  with  the 
ground  upon  which  it  stands  was  sold  to  the 
Western  Union  Telegraph  Company  in  1892 
for  $1,500,000.  The  telegraph  company 
added  2  stories  to  the  height. 

12.    The  Board  of  Trade  Building: 
Is  at  the  head  of  La  Salle  Street,  on  Jack- 
son, flanked  by  Sherman  Street  on  the  west 
and  Pacific  Avenue  on  the  east.    This  is  the 

Erincipal  market-place  of  the  world,  and 
ere  cereals  and  food  of  all  kinds  can  always 
be  turned  into  money  in  a  moment's  time. 
The  tower  is  322  feet  high,  and  the  copper 
weather-vane,  a  ship,  9  feet  long  and  8  feet 
high.  The  tower  contains  a  large  clock, 
which  strikes  on  a  bell  weighing  4.500 
pounds.  The  building  has  9  stories,  and  on 
3  sides  carries  aloft  walls  of  Maine  granite. 
Its  rear  is  whitened  with  90,000  enameled 
brick.  It  is  175  feet  wide  and  225  feet  deep. 
The  hall  is  80  feet  high,  with  stained-glass 
skylight,  and  walls  lined  with  green  and 
parti-colored  pilasters  and  gorgeous  stone 
balustrades.  The  cost  was  $1,800,000.  It 
was  erected  in  1882-85.  The  interior  is  of 
steel.  There  are  4  elevators,  making  700 
trips  a  day. 

13.  The  Brother  Jonathan  Building:, 
Southwest  corner  of  Jackson  and  Sherman 
streets,  100  feet  on  Jackson  and  50  feet  on 
Sherman.  It  is  100  feet  high,  with  6  stories 
and  basement,  and  70  offices;  2  elevators. 
Cut-stone  and  brick  exterior.  Cost,  in  1887, 
$300,000.  Grain  commission  merchants, 
brokers,  and  railroad  agents. 

14.  The  Medinah  Temple, 
Northeast  corner  of  Jackson  Street  and 
Fifth  Avenue,  erected  by  the  Medinah 
Temple  Company,  cost  $500,000;  12  stories  in 
height,  steel,  terra  cotta,  and  pressed  brick. 
Frontage  on  Jackson  115  feet,  on  Fifth  Ave- 
nue 110.  The  first  2  stories  for  stores  and 
shops,  the  next  8  for  manufacturers'  agents, 
llth  and  12th  for  the  use  of  the  shrine  which 
built  the  Temple. 


HISTORICAL   FACTS.  17 

and  of  the  nine  successful  ones  five  were  nominated  here.    Three  Chicago 
nominees  were  defeated — McClellan,  Elaine,  and  Cleveland. 

Wreck  of  .the  Lady  Elgin.— On  Friday,  November  7,  1860,  the  lake 
side-wheel  steamer  Lady  Elgin  sailed  from  Chicago  for  Milwaukee,  on  her 
return  with  an  excursion  party.  At  2  o'clock  the  next  morning,  off  Wauke- 
gan,  ten  miles  from  shore,  she  was  struck  by  the  lumber  vessel  Augusta. 
The  Lady  Elgin  went  to  pieces,  and  of  the  393  passengers  297  perished. 

Camp  Douglas  was  first  used  in  the  fall  of  1861.  It  was  situated  on  the 
west  side  of  Cottage  Grove  Avenue,  two  blocks  north  of  the  Douglas  Monu- 
ment. There  were  about  158  rough  wooden  buildings,  none  of  which  were 
suffered  to  remain  after  the  war.  Here  thousands  of  Confederate  prisoners 
were  held  until  the  close  of  the  war.  The  region  was  an  open  prairie, 
with  the  old  Chicago  University  just  south  of  the  stockade. 

The  first  Chicago  Sanitary  Fair  in  war-times  was  held  at  all  the  down- 
town halls  of  the  city,  in  October,  1863.  The  second,  or  great  Sanitary  Fair, 
was  held  in  structures  which  covered  Dearborn  Park  (Michigan  Avenue,  Wash- 
ington and  Randolph  streets).  It  was  opened  May  30, 1865,  and  cleared  $260,- 
000,  which  was  used  for  the  benefit  of  wounded  soldiers. 

The  first  golden  wedding  in  Chicago  was  celebrated  on  February  13, 
1863,  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.  B.  Heartt,  at  their  residence,  No.  122  Buffalo 
Street,  now  Pacific  Avenue.  All  their  six  children  and  twenty-three  living 
grandchildren  joined  in  the  celebration. 

The  first  Pulhnan  sleeping-car — on  the  Michigan  Central — like  the  first 
locomotive,  was  called  the"  Pioneer."  It  was  a  year  in  building,cost  $18,000, 
was  finished  in  1863,  and  is  now  on  exhibition  at  the  World's  Fair. 

The  first  clearing-house  was  established  in  1865,  with  James  D.  Sturges 
as  the  chief  promoter.  By  this  device  the  banks  of  the  city  daily  make  a  set- 
tlement involving  over  [twenty  millions,  all  within  two  hours.  The  bank- 
clearings  exceed  in  volume  those  of  every  other  city  save  New  York. 

The  Union  Stock  Yards  were  organized  and  opened  for  business  Decem- 
ber 25,  1865,  with  a  total  of  seven  miles  of  streets  and  alleys,  and  pens  for 
118,000  animals.  Twenty -two  million  feet  of  lumber  were  used,  and 
$1,675,000  were  spent  by  nine  railroad  companies. 

The  base-ball  craze  first  took  hold  of  the  populace  of  Chicago  in  1867. 
In  July,  fifty-four  clubs  of  the  Northwest  held  a  tournament  at  Dexter  Park 
(Stock  Yards),  in  which  the  Rockford  club  (Spalding,  pitcher)  won  the  first 
prize,  and  the  Pecatonica  club  won  the  horn  which  was  to  be  the  reward  of 
the  most  unfortunate  players — hence  the  "Pecatonica  horn."  The  Chicago 
club  was  named  the  Excelsiors.  The  first  professional  club  in  this  city  was 
organized  October  1,  1869,  with  Potter  Palmer,  president. 

The  lottery-drawing  of  Crosby's  Opera  House,  January  21,  1867,  was 
probably  the  most  exciting  local  event  between  the  war  and  the  Great  Fire 
2 


18  '    HISTORICAL   FACTS. 

The  opera  house  was  a  magnificent  stone-front,  mansard-roof  edifice,  covering 
five  city  lots.  It  had  cost  $600,000.  Prize  No.  1  was  the  opera  house  itself, 
the  other  prizes  being  the  pictures  in  the  art  gallery,  which  was  one  of  the 
attractions  of  the  building.  There  were  210,000  tickets,  the  price  being  $5. 
They  were  sold  throughout  the  Northwest,  and  popular  interest  rose  to  fever- 
heat.  A  large  audience  in  the  opera  house  witnessed  the  drawing  of  the  tickets. 
There  was  a  large  wheel  containing  210,000  tickets,  and  a  small  one  with  302 
prize  tickets,  each  bearing  a  number.  Blindfolded  boys,  standing  one  at  each 
wheel,  each  drew  a  ticket,  and  the  prize  drawn  belonged  to  the  ticket  drawn. 
At  the  113th  announcement  the  prize  No.  1  came  forth,  and  the  corresponding 
ticket  was  numbered  58,600.  This  ticket  was  owned  by  A.  H.  Lee  of 
Prairie  du  Rocher,  111.,  who  sold  the  opera  house  back  to  Mr.  Crosby  for 
$200,000  in  cash.  This  speculation,  which  then  interested  the  entire  nation, 
would  now  be  considered  a  comparatively  trivial  event. 

The  first  great  pedestrian  feat  was  accomplished  when  Edward  Payson 
Weston  walked  into  Chicago  from  Portland,  Me.,  on  Thanksgiving  Day,  1867, 
having  made  the  distance  in  one  month,  resting  Sundays.  The  wager  was 
$10,000.  His  arrival  here  created  great  excitement,  the  streets  being  densely 
crowded  with  people.  Popular  interest  in  pedestrianism  in  this  country  began 
at  that  time.  Weston's  feat  remains  a  monument  of  endurance. 

River  tunnels. — The  first  one  was  built  under  the  South  Branch  at  Wash- 
ington Street.  The  original  plan  of  construction  was  faulty  and  much  of  the 
preliminary  work  had  to  be  done  over  again.  It  was  finished  in  1869, 
being  1,605  feet  in  length  and  costing  $517,000.  The  second  was  built  at 
La  Salle  Street,  in  1871,  at  a  cost  of  $566,000.  Both  have  been  given  over 
to  the  use  of  the  street-car  companies.  A  third  has  been  built  at  Van  Buren 
Street,  at  the  expense  of  the  West  Side  street-car  corporation. 

THE   GREAT   FIRE. 

Prelude. — The  most  disastrous  conflagration  that  had  ever  visited  Chicago 
occurred  the  night  before  the  Great  Fire,  and  destroyed  an  ill-built  quarter 
between  the  river  and  Clinton  Street  and  Adams  and  Van  Buren  streets. 
Everything  in  this  large  space  except  a  grain  elevator  was  swept  away  Satur- 
day night,  October  7,  1871.  To  the  loss  of  fire  apparatus  and  the  exhausted 
condition  of  the  department  caused  by  this  event  may  be  attributed  in  part 
the  overwhelming  calamity  of  the  next  night. 

Extent  of  the  Great  Fire. — The  visitor,  standing  anywhere  north  of 
Polk  Street,  on  the  South  Side,  should  understand  that  the  ground  as  far 
northward  as  his  eye  can  reach  was  covered  with  ruins  on  the  morning  of 
October  10,  1871.  He  may  view  the  city  from  the  Auditorium  tower  or  from 
the  lofty  summit  of  the  Masonic  Temple,  and  still  he  will  find  difficulty  in 


HISTORICAL   FACTS. 


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clearly  discerning  any  point  on  the  northern  limits  of  the  burnt  district.     From 
the  Auditorium  northward  the  sweep  was  from  lake  to  river. 

Origin  of  the  Great  Fire. — The  origin  and  progress  of  the  fire  are 
carefully  and  graphically  described  in  the  story  called  'IDa^ieJ/rrentwojthy," 

published  by  Rand,  McNally  &  Co. 
The  fable  of  Mrs.  O'Leary  and  her 
cow  has  long  been  rejected  by  the 
Historical  Society.  At  the  northeast 
corner  of  Jefferson  and  De  Koven 
streets  is  a  brick  block  extending 
northward  to  the  alley,  covering  the 
ground  occupied  in  1871  by  a  frame 
structure  of  the  same  height.  Back 
of  this  block,  fronting  south  on  De 
Koven  Street,  was  a  large  frame 
house,  and  next  a  cottage;  then, 
third,  came  (he  long  O'Leary  cottage, 
with  McLaughlin  living  in  front  and 
O'Leary  behind.  O'Leary  was  a  milk- 
man, and  was  in  bed  at  8.30  p.  M. 
October  8,  1871,  with  all  his  family. 
The  shed  in  the  rear  was  higher  than 
the  one  standing  there  in  1893. 
From  that  shed  it  is  certain  that 
flames  broke  out  at  exactly  8.45  p.  M. 
by  a  railroad  man's  watch,  for  the 
man  was  noting  the  tune  when  the 
light  appeared.  A  trip  may  be  taken 
to  this  alley  by  the  Twelfth  or  Taylor 
Street  cars.  The  alley  across  Jefferson  Street,  west,  in  its  general  appearance 
much  resembles  now  the  "fire  alley"  on  the  fatal  night. 

Progress  of  the  Great  Fire. — The  shed  on  fire  at  Patrick  O'Leary's  was 
seen  by  Mathias  Schaffer  on  top  of  the  Court  House,  but  was  located  a  mile  too 
far  south.  A  dozen  houses  were  on  fire  within  five  minutes  of  the  outburst, 
and  this  need  not  be  wondered  at  when  it  is  understood  that  a  high  wind  was 
blowing  and  a  drouth  had  lasted  all  summer  and  autumn.  The  region  was  one 
of  planing-miUs,  lumber-yards,  wooden  churches,  and  tcin-yards.  The  column 
of  fire  mounted  to  a  great  height,  and  the  destruction  of  the  city  was  prophe- 
sied as  early  as  11  o'clock.  At  midnight  the  flames  crossed  to  the  South  Side  at 
Adams  Street  and  the  gas-works.  At  2.20  A.  M.  October  9th,  the  Court  House 
bell  went  down,  and  at  8  o'clock  A.  M.  the  water- works  at  Chicago  Avenue  and 
the  lake  were  destroyed.  No  water  was  pumped  for  eight  days.  Having 


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20  HISTORICAL   FACTS. 

burned  this  direct  line  northeastward  from  De  Koven  Street,  sido  waves  of 
fire,  acquiring,  however,  far  less  intensity  and  momentum,  spread  to  right 
and  left,  with  a  northward  tendency. 

End  of  the  Great  Fire. — The  northernmost  spark  of  the  Great  Fire  is 
said  to  have  been  put  out  on  the  roof  of  the  old  Huck  house,  near  the 
northeast  corner  of  North  Clark  Street  and  Fullerton  Avenue.  The  appear- 
ance of  this  building  is  the  same  as  on  that  memorable  night,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  a  tower,  since  erected,  on  the  southeast  corner.  It  was  saved  only 
by  the  untiring  efforts  of  the  household,  who  applied  wet  blankets  to  the 
blazing  shingles.  The  wooden  house,  seventy-five  feet  from  Clark  Street, 
west  on  Fullurton  Avenue,  withstood  the  encroachment  of  the  flames  after 
the  fencing  and  corner-posts  on  Clark  Street  were  consumed.  The  last  house 
burned  was  on  the  site  now  occupied  by  the  three-story  stone-front  building 
known  as  No.  1053  North  Clark  Street. 

Features  of  the  Ruins  of  the  Great  Fire. — Some  days  passed  before  the 
heaps  of  anthracite  coal  stored  along  the  South  Branch  burnt  down  to  ashes. 
Distances  were  apparently  shortened.  It  seemed  but  a  few  steps  from  Madison 
Street  bridge  to  the  lake.  The  North  Side  was  a  plain,  with  one  house,  and 
that  a  wooden  one,  standing  in  its  center.  Groups  of  ruins  stood  in  various 
places  on  the  South  Side,  and  of  these  the  largest  was  the  court  house.  The 
First  National  Bank,  at  State  and  Washington,  the  Tribune,  the  post  office  (site 
of  the  present  First  National  Bank),  the  Republic  Life  Building,  at  La  Salle 
and  Monroe,  and  the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel,  made  a  long  line  of  ruined  or  partly 
ruined  walls  that  closed  the  North  Side  from  view  on  its  south.  The  Lind 
Block  (standing  in  1893),  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Randolph  and  Market  streets, 
was  not  injured.  A  patch  of  wooden  houses  on  East  Kinzie  Street,  on  the 
North  Side,  was  spared,  and  in  those  houses  the  small-pox  epidemic  of  1872 
took  its  first  hold.  Cellars  were  filled  with  fused  log-chains,  crockery,  and 
nails.  When  rebuilding  began  the  debris  of  the  ruins  was  used  to  fill  the 
lake  front  basin  between  Michigan  Avenue  and  the  Illinois  Central  tracks. 

Destruction  caused  by  the  Great  Fire. — The  cost  of  the  Great  Fire  can 
not  be  determined  within  many  millions.  One  of  the  statisticians  of  Chicago 
figured  a  loss  of  seventy-nine  private  blocks,  without  contents,  at  $8,010,000; 
public  buildings,  bridges,  and  streets,  $6,298,750;  railroads,  $1,760,000;  16,000 
houses  at  $1,800  each,  $28,800,000;  produce,  $5,262,500;  business  stocks, 
$78,700,000;  personal  effects,  $58,710,000;  and  other  great  items,  raising  the 
total  to  about  $196,000,000.  The  amount  of  insurance  was  $88,000,000,  placed 
in  341  companies,  fifty-seven  of  which  at  once  suspended. 

The  Relief  and  Aid  Society,  an  existing  Chicago  organization,  was  en- 
trusted with  the  money,  clothing,  and  other  supplies  contributed  by  the  char- 
ity of  the  world.  It  handled  about  $3,500,000,  and  aided  over  60,000  people 
to  tide  over  the  winter  of  1871-72,  Seven  thousand  barracks,  for  35,000 


HISTORICAL   FACTS.  21 

people,  were  built,  furnished,  and  supplied  with  food.  About  100,000  per- 
sons were  made  homeless  in  a  night,  and  about  300  were  burned  alive, 
McDevilt,  the  billiard  champion,  among  the  latter. 

AFTER  THE   FIRE. 

The  Inter-State  Industrial  Exposition  stockholders  held  their  first 
meeting  ut  the  hall,  West  Randolph  and  Despluincs  streets,  April  25,  1873. 
There  were  present  Messrs.  Potter  Palmer,  Joseph  Medill,  Coolbaugh,  Gage, 
Dexter,  Fairbunk,  Reynolds,  Pearce,  Hesing,  and  others.  A  very  large  and 
handsome  structure  was  built  on  the  lake  front,  and  opened  early  in  Septem- 
ber, 1873.  At  this  place  25,000  people  often  gathered  Saturday  nights.  The 
building  gave  w;iy  to  the  Art  Institute  in  1892.  The  Exposition  building 
was  also  famous  for  its  political  meetings,  balls,  summer  concerts,  conventions, 
its  Railway  Exposition  in  May,  1883,  and  its  fat-stock  shows. 

The  Panic. — The  first  public  news  of  the  panic  of  1873  reached  Chicago 
about  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  of  Saturday,  September  3d.  The  Franklin 
Savings  Bank  was  the  first  institution  to  close  its  doors.  The  influence  of  the 
panic  did  not  cease  to  depress  business  until  the  fall  of  1879.  A  great  deal  of 
real  estate  would  not  bring  the  amount  of  a  year's  taxes  at  public  sale. 

The  great  fire  of  July  14,  1874,  began  in  a  two-story  frame  building  at 
449  South  Clark  Street,  near  Taylor,  at  4. "9  p.  M.  The  conflagrati  n  spread 
rapidly  among  cheap  frame  buildings,  and  taking  a  direction  north  of  northeast, 
widened  laterally  to  Michigan  Avenue.  At  dark  (9  o'clock),  it  hud  become  a 
vast  and  terrible  spectacle,  as  viewed  from  the  West  Side  bridges.  As  the 
flames  approached  Van  Buren  Street,  and  the  more  solid  structures,  the  citizens 
began  to  remove  goods  from  stores  as  far  north  as  Madison  Street.  About 
midnight,  however,  the  fire  department  succeeded  in  staying  the  progress  of 
the  flames,  and  Van  Buren  Street,  at  Michigan  Avenue,  was  the  northern- 
most limit.  In  this  fire  812  buildings  disappeared,  190  of  them  brick.  The 
burnt  district  covered  forty-seven  acres,  the  total  loss  being  $1,067,260.  The 
immediate  effect  of  the  calamity  was  bad,  as  the  insurance  companies  began 
to  seriously  consider  the  advisability  of  ceasing  to  take  risks  here;  but  the 
case  of  the  people  who  were  advocating  a  good  fire  ordinance  was  strengthened, 
and  the  fire  limits  were  immediately  extended. 

The  first  telephone  was  exhibited  by  Professor  Gray,  in  the  Tribune 
office,  in  1876.  The  speaking  telephone  was  in  operation  at  the  Associated 
Press  office  within  a  few  weeks  afterward. 

The  first  phonograph  ever  seen  in  Chicago  was  exhibited  many  months, 
at  a  store-room  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Madison  and  Dearborn  streets,  in 
1876.  The  machine  was  primitive,  and,  on  the  whole,  disappointing. 

The  great  labor   strikes  of  1877  caused  as  much  excitement  and  dis- 


VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


From  Adams  Street,  Looking  South. 

The  scene  before  the  reader  (on  the  opposite  page)  portrays  some  of  the  most 
remarkable  buildings  in  the  world.  The  Monaduock  at  tlu  time  it  was  built, 
and  in  1893,  contained  the  largest  number  of  offices.  The  Great  Northern 
Hotel  has  500  rooms  for  guests.  In  the  distance,  on  Van  Bureu  Street,  are  the 
Isabella,  the  Siegel-Cooper,  and  the  Old  Colony.  On  the  right  of  the  Monad- 
nock  can  be  seen  the  palatial  home  of  the  Union  League  Club.  lu  front  is  the 
celebrated  Post  Office  of  ChL  ago,  a  property  which,  at  an  original  cost  of 
$4,000,000,  has  proved  a  disappointment  lo  inmates  and  tax-payers  alike.  On 
its  left,  in  front,  is  the  tall  Owings  Building.  The  actual  views  south,  west, 
and  north,  standing  at  the  intersection  of  Jackson  and  Dearborn" streets,  are 
perhaps  the  most  sinking  that  can  be  easily  obtained  in  the  city. 


1.  The  National  Union  Building, 
At  66-72  Adams  Street,  is  80  feet  wide,  100 
feet  deep,  and  60  feet  high,  with  3  stories 
and  basement.  It  is  a  brownstone  front, 
and  its  upper  stories  contain  4  halls  for  the 
accommodation  of  councils  or  lodges  of  the 
mutual  insurance  association  known  as  thi 
National  Union.  These  rooms  ar j  patriotic- 
ally called  Washington,  Jefferson,  Franklin, 
and  Lincoln  halls.  It  was  the  method  of 
this  society,  at  first,  to  unite  certain  profes- 
sions in  separate  councils.  But  the  Press 
Council,  as  an  instance,  beginning  with 
many  journalists  and  printers,  has  added 
hundreds  of  the  leading  railway  men  to  its 
membership,  greatly  to  the  advantage  of  all 
concerned.  Erected  in  1888. 

2.  The  Dexter  Building, 

At  80-84  Adams  Street,  is  50  feet  wide,  105 
feet  deep,  and  140  feet  high,  with  8  stories 
and  basement.  The  structure  is  of  the  steel 
pattern,  with  heavy  brick  walls  and  terra 
cotta  and  tile.  There  are  2  stores,  140offices, 
and  ~  passenger  elevators.  The  occupants 
are  insurance  companies,  real-estate  dealers, 
and  manufacturers'  agents.  Erected  in  1892, 
at  a  cost  of  $150,000. 

3.  The  Owings  Building 
Fronts  50  feet  on  Adams  and  75  feet  on 
Dearborn  Street,  at  the  southeast  corner. 
This  14-story  structure,  on  a  lot  so  small,  at 
a  corner  so  conspicuous,  produces  a  monu- 
mental effect.    The  brick  used  in  this  edifice 
were  the  first  in  the  Western  world  to  imi- 
tate in  ships  and  color  the  brick  used  by  the 
ancient   Romans  in  the    Eternal   City.    A 
tower  with  cupola,  and  ornate  treatment  at 
the  roof,  enhance  the  architectural  effect. 
The  history  of  this  peculiar  edifice  is  further 
given   in    our    chapter  on  "Notable    High 
Buildings."    There  are  1C8  offices  and  3  pas- 
senger elevators,  averaging  9uO  trips  a  day. 
The  occupants  are  financial  and  coal  com- 
panies, investors,  and  professional  men.  The 


Owings  Ruilding  was  erected  in  1888,  at  a 
cost  of  $475,000,  and  like  the  Monadnock, 
Manhattan,  Unity,  and  others  is  a,  genuine 
Chicago  sky-scraper. 

4.  The  Temple  Court  Building 
Fronts  100  feet  on  Dearborn  and  180  feet  on 
Gjuincy  Street,  at  the  northeast  corner,  and 
is  100  feet  high,  with  9  stories  and  basement. 
It  is  built  of  stone,  brick,  and  terra  cotta. 
There  are  8  stores,  4UO  offices,  and  3  eleva- 
tors. The  occupants  are  coal  dealers,  capi- 
talists, brokers,  attorneys,  scientific  experts, 
manufacturers'  agents,  and  professional 
men.  Erected  in  1887. 

5.  The  Post  Office  and  Custom  House 
Occupies  a  square  bounded  by  Adams,  Clark, 
Jackson,  and  Dearborn  streets,  but  the 
building,  standing  in  the  center  of  this  plot 
of  ground,  has  a  width  on  Adams  and  Jack- 
son of  only  212i  feet,  and  a  length  on  Clark 
and  Dearborn  of  but  305.2  feet.  After  the 
destruction  of  the  old  Post  Office,  at  the 
northwest  corner  of  Monroe  and  Dearborn, 
there  was  a  strenuous  attempt  to  buy  the 
whole  of  that  square  for  the  Federal  Gov- 
ernment, but  the  property  was  considered 
too  high-priced.  Some  further  history  of 
this  institution  in  Chicago  is  given  in  our 
chapter  on  ''Notable  High  Buildings."  Its 
weight  was  too  great  for  the  soil,  and  there 
has  always  been  an  uneven  settlement, 
destructive  iu  character,  and  at  times 
dangerous  to  the  occupants.  To  hold  it  to- 
gether, heavy  rods  have  been  run  through 
the  upper  walls.  The  material  entering  into 
the  construction  of  this  fabric  is  of  the  best 
— Buena  Vista  sandstone,  steel,  cement, 
terra  cotta,  brick,  and  marble.  The  heavy 
stone  walls  rise  to  a  height,  with  their  roof, 
of  102  feet,  and  there  are  4  stories  and  Lase- 
ment.  On  the  three  upper  floors  are  65 
rooms,  occupied  by  8  divisions  with  20  differ- 
ent departments  of  the  Government  service. 
On  the  main  floor,  surrounded  by  a  great 


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lobby,  is  the  Post  Office.  In  the  building  are 
3,500  employes,  who  use  1  freight,  10  mail, 
and  4  passenger  elevators.  Into  this  house, 
which  never  closes,  it  is  estimated  that  50,000 
persons  go  every  day. 

6.  The  Union  League  Club, 
At  110-114  Jackson  Street,  is  the  property  of 
the  most  popular  and  influential  social  or- 
ganization in  the  city.  Its  membership  is 
nearly  2,000,  and  it  has  exceeded  the  polit- 
ical bounds  and  restrictions  under  which  it 
was  founded.  Nominally  a  Republican  so- 
ciety, it  has  become,  under  the  liberal  in- 
fluence of  the  World's  Fair,  a  potent  factor 
in  the  every-day  life  of  the  city.  In  its 
ranks  are  nearly  all  the  ambitious  young 
successful  tradssmen  of  the  city,  and  pro- 
fessional men  have  not  been  slow  to  ally 
themselves  with  a  body  so  active  and  pro- 
gressive. The  striking  and  luxurious  home 
of  the  club  fronts  IpO  feet  on  Jackson  Street 
and  is  60  feet  deep,  with  5  stories  and  base- 
ment. There  are  74  rooms  above  the  street. 
The  walls  are  100  feet  high  with  roof,  and 
the  material  is  granite  and  brick.  There  are 
125  employes.  About  400  people  enter  the 
club  daily.  Erected  in  1887.  Cost,  $500,000. 

7.  The  Monadnock  Building' 
Covers  the  very  long  and  narrow  block 
bounded  by  Jackson,  Dearborn,  and  Van 
Buren  streets  and  Custom  House  Place 
(once  Fourth  Avenue).  The  front  on  Dear- 
born Street  is  420  feet;  the  depth  is  but  70 
feet.  The  walls,  which  are  among  the  very 
heaviest  brick  constructions  in  the  city,  rise 
to  a  height  of  180  feet,  with  16  stories,  and 
exhibit  fine  specimens  of  constructive  skill. 
All  the  strength  and  security  of  a  steel  and 
tile  interior  are  added  to  make  the  Monad- 
nock  permanent  and  popular.  In  this  as- 
tonishing edifice  there  are  no  less  than  1,600 
offices  and  18  passenger  elevators.  Great 
corporations,  banks,  and  professional  men 
are  to  be  found  here — among  them  the  Santa 
Fe,  the  Michigan  Central,  and  the  Chicago 
&  Alton  railroads,  and  the  American  Ex- 
change National  and  -the  Globe  Savings 
banks.  Electricians,  attorneys,  agents,  capi- 


talists, and  commission  merchants  also 
gather  here.  Erected  in  1891-93,  at  a  cost  of 
$2,500,000.  (See  "  Notable  High  Buildings.") 

8.  The  Great  Northern  Hotel 
At  Dearborn,  Jackson,  and  Quincy  streets, 
on  the  northeast  corner  of  Jackson  and 
Dearborn,  is  a  high  steel  structure  that  pre- 
serves many  canons  of  old-style  proportions. 
Like  the  Rookery,  the  Siegel- Cooper,  and 
the  First  National,  the  Great  Northern  is 
impressive  on  the  lines  of  grace  and  beauty. 
The  dimensions  of  this  colossal  structure 
are  as  follows:  Front  on  Dearborn,  165  feet- 
depth  on  Jackson  and  Quincy,  100  feet; 
height,  185  feet;  16  stories  and  white  marble 
basement.  In  this  hotel  are  500  rooms, 
8  dining-rooms,  cafe,  and  6  elevators.  A 
prize  was  publicly  offered  for  a  name,  and 
given  to  the  suggestor  of  the  title  "The 
Chicago."  This  title  was  abandoned  for  the 
present  one.  The  plan  of  entertainment  is 
strictly  European.  The  appointments  and 
modern  character  of  this  hotel  give  it  a  con- 
spicuous place  among  the  sights  and  con- 
veniences of  Chicago.  The  proprietors  are 
Hulbert  &  Eden,  highly  experienced  and 
well-known  landlords.  Erected  in  1891,  at  a 
cost  of  $1,150,000. 

9.  The  Spaulding  Building 
Fronts  40  feet  on  State  and  147  feet  on  Jack- 
son Street,  at  the  southeast  corner.  It  is  an 
imposing  6-story  building  of  the  style  of 
1872,  with  2  passenger  elevators,  and  40 
offices  on  the  upper  floors.  The  three  lower 
stories  are  occupied  by  Spaulding  &  Co., 
extensive  manufacturers  of  silverware. 

1O.  The  Boyleston  Building, 
At  265-273  Dearborn  Street,  extends  through 
to  Plymouth  Place  (once  Third  Avenue)  on 
the  east,  and  ig  100  feet  wide,  80  feet  deep, 
and  75  feet  high,  with  6  stories  and  base- 
ment. There  are  60  offices  and  1  elevator. 
The  walls  are  of  stone  and  iron.  Publishers, 
printers,  agents,  and  jobbers  occupy  the 
premises.  Erected  in  1875,  and  owned  by 
the  estate  that  built  the  Old  Colony,  oppo- 
site. 


HISTORICAL   FACTS.  25 

order  in  Chicago  as  elsewhere',  if  we  except  Pittsburg,  and  several  conflicts 
occurred  between  the  rioters  and  the  police  force,  notably  at  the  Sixteenth 
Street  viaduct  on  South  Halsted  Street.  The  mob,  however,  never  entered 
the  "business  district."  The  third  week  of  July  was  memorable  because  of 
the  general  apprehension  of  evil — happily  averted,  as  events  proved. 

The  Grant  Ovation. — One  of  the  most  enthusiastic  receptions  ever 
accorded  to  an  American  marked  the  arrival  of  Ulysses  S.  Grant  in  Chicago 
November  12,  1870,  from  his  trip  around  the  world.  The  city  was  profusely 
decorated,  and  the  crowds  were  so  great  as  to  render  the  General's  passage 
through  the  streets  very  slow  and  difficult.  There  was  a  long  procession. 

The  city  has  been  in  deep  mourning  three  times — for  Lincoln,  in 
April,  1865;  for  Garfield,  in  September,  1881;  for  Grant,  in  August,  1885. 
Houses  in  every  part  of  the  town  were  heavily  draped  with  bla'ck  cloth. 

The  first  great  display  of  electric  lights  was  made  in  1880,  by 
"VVilloughby,  Hill  &  Co.,  at  Clark  and  Madison  streets.  The  Palmer  House 
and  Grand  Pacific  Hotel  were  among  the  earliest  patrons  of  the  new  invention. 
During  the  year  1880,  a  powerful  light  (40,000  candles)  was  burned  on  the 
tower  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  visible,  it  is  said,  sixty  miles. 

The  largest  meeting  of  Free  Masons  ever  seen  in  Chicago  was  in 
August,  1880,  when  the  Tiicnnial  Conclave  of  Knight  Templars  was  held 
here.  It  was  the  general  testimony  that  never  before  had  the  city  had  so 
much  difficulty  in  accommodating  its  visitors. 

Tall  buildings. — It  is  supposed  that  Chicago  leads  the  world  in   the 
construction  of  office  buildings,  t'.;e  materials  used  in  the  tallest  ones  being 
steel  and  terra  cotta.     The  Masonic  Temple  is  probably  the  largest  office 
structure  on  earth.     The  Montauk  Block,  on  Monroe  Street,  built  in  1582, 
was  the  first  of  the  tall  buildings.     The  invention  of  the  hydraulic  elevator     . 
made  such  !•  if ty  edifices  available  for  business  purposes,      /ft.      /  ^  o   2-«        *t*. 
S^  /         yUL^&       <2,*08-*/c-         C  ^c,*^f >   0 
I      THE  ANARCHISTS. 

Eight-hour  agitation. — A  Congress  of  Labor  held  at  Chicago  in  1884  set 
May  1,  1886,  as  the  date  on  which  all  labor  unions  should  demand  eight  hours 
as  a  day's  work.  Indirectly  this  led  to 

The  riot  in  the  Black  Road. — On  Monday,  May  3,  1886,  there  was  a  riot 
at  the  McCormick  Reaper  Works,  on  Blue  Island  Avenue.  The  works  were 
attacked,  a  drug-store  where  a  policeman  took  refuge  was  demolished,  and  the 
assault  on  the  works  was  repulsed  by  firearms,  with  a  loss  to  the  rioters  of 
six  killed  :ind  fifty  wounded.  Spies,  editor  of  the  Arbeiler  Zeituny,  issued  a 
call  for  a  meeting  the  next  night  at  the  Haymarket  Square,  West  Randolph 
Street,  between  Desplaines  and  Ilalsted,  at  the  eastern  end  of  which  stands  the 
police  monument  erected  in  honor  of  the  officers  killed  or  wounded  near  by. 


26  HISTOKICAL   FACTS. 

The  meeting  was  not  held  on  the  wide  Haymarket,  but  on  Desplaines 
Street,  a  little  north  of  Randolph.  Later  in  the  evening  the  crowd  was  ordered 
to  disperse.  At  that  moment  (about  9  p.  M.  May  4,  1886)  the  lighted  bomb,  a 
small  sphere,  was  thrown  from  an  alley.  Eight  officers  were  mortally  hurt, 
and  sixty  others  badly  wounded.  Much  shooting  was  done  by  the  police,  and 
many  Anarchists  and  spectators  were  wounded. 

The  trial.— The  arrest  of  the  editors  and  speakers  followed  the  next  clay. 
Parsons,  Spies,  Engel,  Fischer,  Lingg,  .Fielden,  Neebe,  and  Schwab  were  put 
on  trial  for  conspiracy  to  murder.  The  trial  began  June  7th,  lasting  sixty-two 
days.  Parsons,  Spies,  Lingg,  Fischer,  Fielden,  Schwab,  and  Engel  were 
sentenced  to  death,  Neebe  to  imprisonment.  There  was  an  appeal  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Illinois,  which  affirmed  the  finding,  and  to  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court,  which  ruled  that  it  had  no  jurisdiction.  These  pro- 
ceedings occupied  more  than  a  year's  time.  The  execution  took  place  on  the 
lllh  of  November,  1887.  The  previous  night  Lingg  committed  suicide,  almost 
blowing  his  head  off.  The  Governor,  at  a  late  hour,  commuted  the  sentences 
of  Schwab  and  Fielden,  who  had  asked  for  pardon. 

Burial  of  the  Anarchists. — A  lot  was  purchased  at  Waldheim  Cemetery, 
west  on  the  Wisconsin  Central  (Northern  Pacific),  at  the  Desplaines  River,  and 
there  the  five  dead  men  were  buried.  Each  year,  on  the  Sunday  nearest  to 
November  llth,  there  are  speeches  at  the  graves,  and  on  the  llth  of  November, 
1892,  a  monument  was  unveiled. 

The  murder  of  Doctor  Cronin  was  committed  on  the  night  of  Saturday, 
May  4,  1889,  at  8  o'clock.  The  murderers  first  rented  and  furnished  c,  room 
at  117  Clark  Street,  top  floor,  front.  Abandoning  this  plan,  they  then  moved 
their  furniture  to  the  Carlson  cottage,  at  1872  North  Ashland  Avenue,  Lake 
View  (far  north),  and  enticed  the  doctor  thither.  His  naked  body  was  found 
May  22,  1889,  in  a  man-hole  near  Graceland  Cemetery,  and  his  clothes  in  a 
sewer,  some  months  later.  Burke,  Coughlin  (an  officer  of  police),  and 
O'Sullivan  were  sentenced  to  life  imprisonment.  O'Sullivan  died  in  prison 
May  5,  1892;  Burke  died  in  prison  December  10,  1892,  and  C'oughlin  was 
given  a  new  trial  January  19,  1893.  Beggs,  acquitted,  died  April  6,  1892. 


ARRIVAL  IN  CHICAGO. 


Visitors  will  ordinarily  arrive  either  by  railway  or  lake.  If  by  railway,  the 
new-comer  will  be  set  down  at  one  of  the  seven  great  stations  or  depots,  and  it 
will  be  the  purpose  of  this  chapter  to  note  the  exact  situation  of  these  stations, 
and  to  tell  the  traveler  exactly  what  to  do  to  reach  that  section  of  the  city 
where  he  wishes  to  go.  We  shall,  therefore,  divide  this  difficult  subject  into 
its  seven  natural  parts,  believing  that  the  reader  will  not  fail  to  observe  that 
particular  paragraph  in  which  he  is  most  deeply  interested. 

We  present  on  a  neighboring  page  a  carefully  prepared  map  of  latest  date, 
placing  and  numbering  sixty-three  down-town  hotels.  The  names,  locations, 
method  of  caring  for  guests  (whether  on  European  or  American  plan),  and 
rates,  are  given  in  each  case  on  the  descriptive  page  opposite  the  map. 

i.  Union  Passenger  Station,  Canal  and  Adams  streets,  serving  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy,  the  Pennsylvania  Liues  west  of  Pittsburg, 
the  Chicago  &  Alton,  and  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul.  We  will  sup- 
pose that  you  sit  facing  toward  the  locomotive,  that  the  train  has  stopped, 
and  that  you  come  from  tlie  south.  You  are  now  in  the  heart  of  Chicago,  with 
Lake  Michigan  distant  ten  blocks  on  your  right,  or  east.  As  you  leave  the 
doors  of  the  station,  the  lake  will  be  at  your  back,  and  the  north  to  your  right 
hand.  Street-cars  passing  almost  over  your  head  will  carry  you,  for  5  cents, 
either  toward  the  lake  or  toward  the  western  limits.  You  are  now  standing 
immediately  west  of  the  city's  business  center,  and  from  here  there  are  five 
great  main  routes  on  which  you  may  go — either  in  search  of  the  homes  of 
friends  or  for  purposes  of  information  and  pleasure.  These  routes  are  south, 
southwest,  west,  northwest,  north.  The  city  covers  178  square  miles  of  surface, 
which  will  give  you  some  idea  how  far  out  of  the  way  you  may  go  by  starting 
wrong  from  this  center.  Ask  some  Chicagoan  in  which  direction  your  friend's 
house  is.  If  he  says  north  (Lincoln  Park  region),  take  the  nearest  car  at  the 
left  as  you  leave  the  station,  to  Clark  Street;  walk  one  block  north  to  Monroe 
and  reach  the  north  city  cable  lines.  The  fare  is  5  cepts  on, every  cable  and 
horse-car  line.  If  northwest  (Humboldt  Park  region),  go  to  the  right  as  you 
leave  the  station,  north  on  Canal  Street  to  Washington,  and  west  one  block  to 
Clinton,  and  board  the  Milwaukee  Avenue  cable-cars  as  they  come  out  the 
northern  river  tunnel  going  west.  If  west  (Garfield  Park  region),  take  horse- 
cars  at  left  (three  miles  only),  or  go  north  to  the  northern  tunnel,  and  take 
Madison  cable,  which  will  connect  with  electric-cars  for  Desplaines  River,  ten 
miles  away.  If  southwest  (Blue  Island  Avenue  region),  go  south  two 
blocks  for  Blue  Island  Avenue  cars  coming  out  of  southern  tunnel;  or,  if  Doug- 
las Park  region,  go  north  to  northern  tunnel,  and  take  Ogden  Avenue  car 

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(always  last  on  the  train  of  cars).  If  south  (World's  Fair  and  Stock  Yards), 
go  to  the  left,  take  horse-car  over  the  bridge  east,  and  reach  the  two  South 
Side  cables,  one  on  State  Street  for  Englewood  and  the  Stock  Yards;  one  on 
Wabash  Avenue  for  the  World's  Fair.  The  station  numbered  3  on  our  map  is 
the  one  in  which  you  stand,  and  the  small  station  numbered  10  on  the  map  is  the 
Elevated,  which,  for  5  cents,  will  take  you  to  the  World's  Fair.  The  station 
numbered  5  on  the  map  is  the  Illinois  Central  Suburban,  which,  for  10  cents, 
will  take  you  to  the  World's  Fair.  There  are,  therefore,  four  ways  in  which 
you  may  get  to  the  Fair — State  Street  cable  (indirect),  connecting  with  east 
and  west  electric  and  horse  car  lines  to  the  Fair,  Wabash  Avenue  cable,  Ele- 
vated and  Illinois  Central  railroads.  Two  blocks  south  of  the  station  in 
which  you  have  arrived  is  the  new  tunnel  through  which  the  Van  Buren 
Street  and  Blue  Island  Avenue  lines  of  cable  go  under  the  river,  thus  short- 
ening the  trip  to  the  McCormick  Reaper  Works  region.  The  maps  will  show 
you  the  names  of  Chicago's  parks.  These  will,  in  turn,  give  you  the  five  main 
routes  we  here  lay  down,  and  it  will  then  be  easy  to  correct  any  small  error  of 
the  wrong  car  or  the  wrong  street,  for  you  will  be  journeying  always  toward 
your  true  destination.  Fix  it  substantially  in  your  mind  lhat  you  are  alongside 
the  South  Branch  of  the  Chicago  River,  going  north,  ten  blocks  west  of  the  lake, 
within  easy  walking  distance  of  all  the  great  hotels,  and  that  good  hotels  are 
numerous  close  by.  You  leave  the  train  and  pass  through  an  iron  gateway.  Here 
you  find  many  conveniences.  To  the  left,  or  south  of  the  great  staircase  that 
leads  up  to  the  street — for  you  are  far  below  grade — is  a  parcel-room,  and 
small  baggage  may  be  checked  for  10  cents.  Here  are  wash-room,  barber- 
shop, and  a  bureau  of  information,  where  all  questions  about  hotels,  cabs, 
bus,  etc.,  will  be  answered  fully.  North  of  the  wide  staircase  are  the  tele- 
graph office,  lunch-counters,  and  smoking-room.  If  you  desire  an  excellent 
meal,  go  upstairs  to  the  cafe,  where  everything  is  good,  with  fair  prices,  say 
35  to  50  cents  for  a  satisfactory  meal.  If  you  are  going  through  Chicago,  and 
must  re-check  baggage,  you  must  bear  in  mind  that  the  in-depot  is  at  the 
north  end,  up  on  Canal  Street,  and  the  out-depot  is  at  the  south  end;  so,  to  get 
your  trunk,  always  go  to  the  south  baggage-room.  The  main  floor  of  the 
great  station  is  given  almost  entirely  to  waiting-rooms,  with  ladies'  waiting- 
rooms  and  lavatories.  Good  news-stands  will  be  found  at  the  north  end  up- 
stairs and  near  the  iron  gates  downstairs.  Drawn  up  along  Canal  Street  is 
a  line  of  cabs,  buses,  coupes,  and  carriages.  The  bus  fare  will  be  50  cents. 
The  cab  fares  will  be  according  to  a  card  posted  in  the  vehicle,  generally 
50  cents  a  mile,  $1  an  hour,  day  or  night.  It  is  always-  wise  to  check  your 
trunk  on  the.  way  into  the  city,  by  the  agent  who  passes  through  the 
train.  If  you  are  bound  for  the  great  hotels,  at  $5  to  $9  a  day,  you  give  yourself 
little  thought  of  their  location,  for  a  busman  or  cabman  will  see  to  that,  but 
if  a  more  moderate  charge  is  what  you  are  seeking,  then  you  may  cross  the 


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street  diagonally  southwest  to  the  Oxford;  or  go  north  one  block  to  the  Wash- 
ington or  Grand  Central;  or  passing  these,  turn  and  go  west  to  the  Gault 
House.  Across  the  street  (Canal)  are  the  Dowling,  Golden  Star  (German),  and 
Jefferson.  Far  north  on  Canal,  at  Randolph,  is  the  Barnes  House.  On  Madi- 
son, near  the  Gault,  are  the  La  Fayette  and  McEwan's.  The  famous  avenue 
hotels  (Auditorium,  Leland,  Richelieu,  Victoria,  Wellington)  are  all  in  a 
group  near  the  lake  shore  (go  over  the  Adams  Street  viaduct).  The  Grand 
'  Pacific,  Great  Northern,  and  Palmer  are  all  a  little  nearer,  and  the  Briggs, 
Sherman,  and  Tremont  are  at  a  considerable  distance  north  (five  blocks)  after 
you  reach  Clark.  The  Commercial  (Lake  and  Dearborn  streets)  is  a  $2  house 
with  a  large  patronage.  If  you  do  not  intend  to  stay  over  night,  the 
station  offers  you  first-class  accommodations,  such  as  reflect  the  greatest  credit 
on  the  city  and  on  the  railroad  lines  over  which  you  have  traveled.  Immi- 
grants are  housed  upstairs  in  the  south  end  of  the  station,  and  many  thousands 
annually  are  ticketed  through  almost  like  baggage,  and  as  safely. 

2.  Wells  Street  Station  (corner  of  Wells  and  Kinzie  streets),  serving  j,he 
system  of  the  Chicago  &  North- Western.  Standing  with  face  toward  the  loco- 
motive, in  your  car,  you  also  face  Lake  Michigan,  or  east,  with  the  south  on 
your  right.  The  station  at  which  you  have  arrived  is  numbered  2  on  our 
map  of  down-town  hotels  and  stations.  You  have  entered  the  city  directly 
northwest  of  the  business  district  of  Chicago,  and  the  most  interesting  parts  of 
the  city  lie  to  your  right,  for  you  are  at  the  northernmost  station,  and 
already  on  the  North  Side.  A  cable-car  near  by  will  carry  you  for  5  cents  to 
the  center  of  the  town,  or,  if  you  are  bound  north  (Lincoln  Park),  you  are 
already  well  on  your  journey,  and  may  safely  take  the  cable  going  that 
way.  To  get  to  any  one  of  the  other  main  routes  of  our  first  paragraph,  take 
the  cable-car  close  by  for  the  center  of  the  town,  and  reach  Washington  Street, 
where  cables  run  to  west,  northwest,  and  southwest  (Douglas  Park)  points  as 
follows:  For  Humboldt  Park,  on  the  northwest,  take  Milwaukee  Avenue 
cable,  asking  conductor  which  car;  for  Garfield  Park,  on  the  west,  Madison 
Street  cable;  for  Douglas  Park,  on  the  southwest,  board  Ogden  Avenue  car, 
always  last  on  Madison  Street  cable  train.  But  to  go  far  southwest,  on  Blue 
Island  Avenue,  take  a  horse-car  that  runs  from  Wells  Street  Station  to  Dearborn 
Station,  and  ride  on  to  Van  Buren  Street,  on  which  the  Blue  Island  Avenue 
cable  runs.  For  the  World's  Fair,  the  same  horse-car  will  take  you  to  within 
two  blocks  of  the  Elevated  station,  or  within  four  blocks  of  the  lake  shore 
suburban  service  of  the  Illinois  Central;  or  the  cable  near  your  station  will 
carry  you  within  two  blocks  of  the  South  Side  cables  running  on  Wabash 
Avenue.  A  cab  or  bus  may  properly  be  taken  if  the  transfer  is  to  be  from  one 
depot  to  another,  although  there  is  a  convenient  line  of  horse-cars  (spoken  of 
above)  that  runs  from  here  to  the  Dearborn  Station  (fare  5  cents).  On  leaving 
this  station  you  find  yourself  on  Wells  Street.  East  two  blocks  is  North  Clark 


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VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


East  End  of  Adams  Street,  Looking  South. 

An  excellent  view  of  the  Pullman  Building,  and  good  relative  views  of  the 
Isabella,  the  Siegel-Cooper  (Leiter),  and  Old  Colony  buildings  are  afforded  in 
the  picture  on  the  opposite  page.  Two  celebrated  hotels,  the  Leland  and  the 
Richelieu,  are  to  be  seen;  and  among  popular  retail  stores,  James  H.  Walker's 
and  the  Hub.  At  the  southeast  corner  of  Wabash  Avenue  and  Jackson  Street 
is  a  remarkable  grouping  of  physicians'  offices.  Music  and  art  flourish  in  this 
part  of  Wabash  Avenue.  Here,  during  war-times,  was  the  fashionable  resi- 
dence quarter  of  Chicago,  and  houses  with  large  shaded  grounds  were  to  be  seen 
all  along  Wabash  Avenue. 


1.  The  Pullman  Building: 
Fronts  169  feet  on  Adams  Street  and  120  feet 
on  Michigan  Boulevard,  at  the  southwest 
corner.  This  structure  is  described  fully  in 
our  chapter  on  "Notable  High  Buildings." 
Its  li)  stories  are  125  feet  high  and  its  north- 
west tower  rises  162  feet  above  the  street. 
It  has  125  suites  of  offices  and  75  apartments 
for  residence,  with  4  passenger  elevators. 
The  construction  is  of  steel  within,  and 
granite,  pressed  brick,  and  terra  cotta  out- 
side. Here  Mr.  George  M.  Pullman  has  his 
offices,  and  here  are  the  headquarters  of  the 
Pullman  Palace  Car  Company.  The  United 
States  Army  maintains  departmental  head- 
quarters here,  and  many  professional  men 
and  merchants  occupy  offices  and  stores. 
The  Pullman,  which  is  one  of  the  principal 
edifices  of  Chicago,  as  well  on  account  of 
situation  as  of  intrinsic  splendor,  was 
erected  in  1884,  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,000. 
2.  The  Stevens  Art  Building, 
At  24-26  Adams  Street,  is  50  feet  wide,  80  feet 
deep,  and  75  feet  high,  divided  in  7  stories 
and  basement.  It  has  1  store  and  art-gal- 
lery, 28  offices,  and  2  passenger  elevators. 
This  new  style  of  steel  building  has  a  granite 
and  Roman  brick  exterior.  It  is  occupied  by 
artists,  musicians,  and  modistes.  It  was 
erectel  in  1888,  at  a  cost  of  $260,000 
3.  The  James  H.  Walker  Building  (Retail) 
Fronts  80  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  225 
feet  on  Adams  Street,  at  the  southwest  cor- 
ner, and  is  70  feet  high,  with  6  stories  and 
basement.  This  is  one  of  the  great  retail 
stores  of  Chicago,  and  its  7  floors  are  in 
themselves  a  fair,  where  nearly  everything 
useful  and  ornamental  pertaining  to  an 
American  home  may  be  seen  or  purchased. 
The  display  in  the  windows  is  very  fine. 
There  are  4  passenger  elevators,  32  depart- 
ments, and  400  employes.  The  building  is 
one  of  the  handsomest  of  the  ante-steel  era 
of  construction. 

4.    The  Owen  Electric  Belt  Building- 
Fronts  142  feet  on  A-'ams  and  75  feet  on 
State  Street,  at  the  southeast  corner,  and  is 


80  feet  high,  with  4  stories  and  basement. 
The  fittings  of  the  American  Oyster  House, 
in  the  basement,  are  an  example  of  the 
magnificence  of  our  contemporaneous  archi- 
tecture. There  are  10  store-rooms,  60  offices, 
and  3  passenger  elevators.  The  offices  are 
occupied  principally  by  manufacturers1 
agents  and  jewelers.  The  edifice  was  erected 
in  1891,  at  a  cost  of  $130,000. 

5.  The  Hub  Building- 
Fronts  100  feet  on  Jackson  and  123  feet  on 
State  Street,  at  the  northwest  corner.  It  is 
a  5-story  building,  7-)  feet  high,  with  2  pas- 
senger elevators.  It  is  occupied  by  the 
Hub  Clothing  Company,  which  employs  100 
salesmen.  Erected  in  1883.  Cost,  $200,000. 
6..  The  A.  H.  Andrews  &  Co.  Building-, 
At  215-221  Wabash  Avenue,  like  Kimball 
Hall,  farther  south,  makes  a  fine  showing  on 
the  street,  having  graceful  bays  and  liberal 
provision  for  light.  The  building  is  80  feet 
wide,  125  feet  deep,  and  95  feet  high,  with  7 
stories  and  basement;  has  2  stores,  25  offices, 
and  3  elevators.  The  building  has  a  stone 
and  steel  front,  and  is  mainly  occupied 
by  A.  H.  Andrews  &  Co.,  office  and  school 
furniture  manufacturers  and  wholesalers. 
It  was  erected  in  1890. 

7.    The  Casino 

Was  built  as  the  Eden  Musee,  at  227-229 
AVabash  Avenue,  with  a  frontage  of  54  feet, 
a  depth  of  70  feet,  and  a  height  of  90  feet,  in 
5  stories  and  basement.  It  is  a  handsome 
structure  of  the  old  style,  erected  in  1888,  at 
a  cost  of  $115,000,  and  is  open  to  the  public 
as  a  wax-work  museum  and  family  minstrel 
show. 

8.    The  .Leland  Hotel 

Fronts  180  feet  on  Jackson  Street  and  160 
feet  on  Michigan  Boulevard,  at  the  south- 
west corner.  Its  admirable  situation  on  the 
Lake  Front  and  the  honored  name  it  bears 
have  brought  it  into  widespread  popularity. 
Before  the  Lelands  purchased  it  it  was  called 
the  Gardner  House,  and  was  always  notice- 
able  for  the  varying  bright  colors  with  which 
its  walls  were  covered.  The  building  is  70 


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feet  high,  divided  in  6  stories  and  basement, 
and  has  on  ils  main  floor  5  stores  and  a  caf 6. 
There  are  275  rooms  and  2  passenger  ele- 
vators. An  artesian  well  flows  in  the  office, 
which  is  on  the  main  floor,  as  are  the  recep- 
tion-rooms. The  white  marble  fittings  of 
this  hotel  are  a  result  of  the  remodeling  in 
1890,  when  Kittredge  &  Skeels,  the  present 
proprietors,  took  charge.  A  cheerful  public 
fire-place  is  a  feature  which  greets  the 
stranger  in  winter.  Originally  built  in  1872, 
at  a  cost  of  $500,rOO;  remodeled  in  1891,  at  a 
costof  $200,000.  (See  "Hotels.") 

9.  The  Richelieu  Hotel, 
Next  south  of  the  Leland,  fronts  125  feet  on 
Michigan  Boulevard,  and  is  125  feet  deep. 
The  building  is  90  feet  high,  with  6  stories 
and  basement;  brick  and  terra  cotta  walls. 
There  are  125  rooms  and  1  passenger  ele- 
vator. The  furnishing  of  this  hotel,  the 
service,  and  the  indefinable  thing  called 
"tone"  are  such  as  to  attract  guests  of 
great  reputation  and  large  wealth.  The 
article  on  "  Hotels  "  in  this  guide  mentions 
some  of  the  characteristics  of  this  hostelry. 
Erected  in  1885. 

10.    Chickering  Hall 

Fronts  100  feet  on  Jackson  Street  and  50  feet 
on  Wabash  Avenue.  It  is  65  feet  high,  with 


6  stories  and  basement,  and  contains  a  re- 
cital hall  of  high  standing  among  musicians, 
who  nearly  fill  the  35  offices  of  the  building. 
Here  are  2  stores,  and  here  are  the  head- 
quarters in  Chicago  of  the  Domestic  Sewing 
Machine  Company.  The  structure,  a  fine 
one,  was  erected  in  1878. 

11.  The  Athenaeum  Building, 
At  18 -26  Van  Buren  Street,  is  the  home  of 
one  of  the  noblest  of  Chicago's  semi-public 
institutions.  Here  classes  in  almost  all 
schools  of  knowledge  are  maintained,  where 
the  adult  student  may  repair  the  neglect  of 
earlier  years.  Nor  are  athletic  exercises  de- 
spised. The  Athenaeum  had  its  quarters  in 
1874  where  the  Peacock  Cafe  now  is,  on  Mad- 
ison Street  near  Clark,  and  for  many  years 
later  was  on  Dearborn  Street  near  Randolph. 
Its  main  apostle  was  O.  C.  Gibbs,  and  Ferdi- 
nand W.  Peck  has  been  one  of  its  steadfast 
friends.  Here  a  young  man  or  woman  may 
study  foreign  languages,  elocution,  history, 
or  science.  He  may  in  some  sense  enter 
good  society,  and  here  he  will  form  life-long 
acquaintances.  The  building  is  125  feet  wide, 
120  feet  deep,  and  7'0  feet  high,  with  7  stories 
and  basement.  There  are  2  passenger  ele- 
vators. The  walls  are  of  brick  and  cut-stone. 
Erected  in  1886,  at  a  cost  of  $107,000;  re- 
modeled in  1891,  at  a  cost  of  $200,000. 


ARRIVAL   IN   CHICAGO.  33 

Street,  an  important  thoroughfare  leading  straight  to  Lincoln  Park,  on  which 
you  will  find  hotels  such  as  the  Revere,  Grand  Palace,  Waters,  Clarendon, 
Damon,  Davenport,  Hammond,  Howard,  European,  Normandie,  Superior,  and 
Teller's.  The  Virginia  and  Granada  are  family  hotels  that  do  not  quote  rates, 
and  require  references.  The  following  houses  may  be  found  very  near  the 
station:  Colombo,  Danraark  (German),  American,  Garden  City  (Swiss),  Gar- 
field,  Metropolitan,  North  City,  Neef's  (French  and  German),  Anna,  Bradford, 
and  Le  Grand.  Lauterbach's  and  the  Columbia  hotels  are  farther  east,  on 
North  Slate.  AH  the  very  large  public  houses  of  Chicago  are  on  the  South 
Side,  but  to  reach  some  of  them  only  a  short  walk  over  the  bridge  need  be 
taken.  The  Briggs,  Sherman,  Tremont,  Merchants,  and  Commercial,  together 
with  the  Nicollct,  Germania,  Currier's,  Henrici,  Ogden,  Old  Metropolitan, 
Hamburg,  and  Barnes  (West  Side),  all  cater  naturally  to  guests  who  come  from 
this  Wells  Street  Station,  which  is  near  them,  though  across  the  river.  Beauti- 
ful flowers  are  sold  here,  and  all  the  appurtenances  of  a  new  and  first-class 
structure  are  in  plain  sight.  On  the  first  floor,  or  basement,  to  the  right  of 
the  main  stairway,  are  the  lunch-counter,  news  stand,  baggage-room,  and 
closets;  to  the  left,  ticket  and  telegraph  offices,  smoking  room,  and  depot- 
master's  quarters.  Ascending  the  stairs  to  the  main  floor,  the  restaurant  (cafe) 
is  at  the  left,  or  north;  the  waiting- rooms  and  parcel-booth  occupy  the  entire 
middle  and  southern  portions.  You  must  cross  the  Wells  Street  bridge  over 
the  main  river,  close  at  hand,  to  reach  the  business  section  of  the  city. 
The  thoroughfare  called  Wells  Street  north  of  the  bridge  is  called  Fifth 
Avenue  south  of  it.  There  is  a  clock  in  the  tower  of  the  station,  showing 
standard  time,  an  hour  slower  than  New  York  time. 

3.  Twelfth  Street  Station  (on  the  lake  shore),  serving  the  Illinois  Cen- 
tral, the  Michigan  Central,  the  "Big  Four"  (Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  & 
St.  Louis),  and  the  Chicago  &  West  Michigan  roads.  When  you  reach  this 
station,  which  is  numbered  8  on  our  map,  you  have  passed  the  World's 
Fair  six  miles  back,  and  have  come  directly  north;  Lake  Michigan  is  due 
east.  You  are  a  mile  south  of  the  river,  on  the  very  street  which  was  the  first 
southern  boundary  of  the  city.  Before  you,  on  the  north,  stretches  the  Lake 
Front  Park,  and  to  the  left  of  it  appear  the  fa9ades  of  a  noble  line  of  great 
structures,  among  them  the  Auditorium  and  Pullman  Building.  The  first 
street  is  Michigan  Boulevard,  said  by  the  late  Duke  of  Marlborough  to  be 
the  finest  drive  in  the  world.  A  trip  down  this  boulevard  on  the  way  to  the 
World's  Fair  would  be  a  wise  investment  of  the  extra  money  it  would  cost,  and 
certain  pages  of  this  "Guide"  will  be  found  descriptive  of  the  residences  on 
the  way.  Now  as  to  main  routes:  The  south  one  (World's  Fair)  is  to 
be  secured  by  returning  on  the  tracks  just  used;  by  walking  two  blocks 
away  from  the  lake,  to  Wabash  Avenue,  or  three  blocks  to  State  Street,  for 
the  south  cables,  or  to  the  Elevated.  For  the  west  (Garfield  Park)  or  north- 
3 


34  AKRIVAL   IN   CHICAGO. 

west  (Humboldt  Park),  take  a  Wabash  Avenue  cable  and  ride  to  Washington 
Street,  then  walk  west  one  block  to  State  Street  to  get  the  Madison  Street  or 
three  blocks  to  La  Salle  for  Milwaukee  Avenue  cables.  For  the  north 
(Lincoln  Park),  take  Wabash  Avenue  cars,  go  north  to  Monroe,  get  off  and 
go  west  two  blocks  to  Dearborn,  where  the  north  cable  may  be  boarded. 
On  all  street-cars  in  Chicago  and  on  the  Elevated  the  fare  is  5  cents  a  trip, 
long  or  short.  To  go  southwest,  you  may  save  time  by  taking  a  horse-car 
over  the  great  Twelfth  Street  viaduct  to  either  Blue  Island  Avenue  cable, 
two  miles  west,  or  Ogden  Avenue  horse-cars,  three  miles  west.  The  hotels 
nearest  the  Twelfth  Street  Station  are  the  Bordeaux,  Metropole,  Imperial, 
Martinette,  and  Stamford.  All  needful  general  directions  as  to  telegraphing, 
baggage,  washing,  eating,  waiting,  etc.,  will  be  found  in  paragraph  No.  1, 
and  need  not  be  repeated  here.  The  station  itself  was  formerly  a  mile  north, 
where  a  suburban  terminal  is  now  maintained. 

4.  Dearborn  Station  (Polk  Street,  head  of  Dearborn  Street),  serving  the 
Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe,  the  Chicago  &  Erie,  the  Chicago  &  Eastern 
Illinois,  the  Chicago  &  Grand  Trunk,  the  Monon  Route  (Louisville,  New 
Albany  &  Chicago),  and  the  Wabash.  This  station  is  numbered  6  on  cur 
map  of  down  town  hotels  and  stations.  You  have  entered  well  into  Chicago 
from  the  south,  and  as  you  face  the  locomotive,  in  your  car,  Lake  Michigan 
(east)  is  on  your  right,  and  the  north  is  directly  in  front  of  you.  Go  out  of  the 
front  door  of  the  station  and  you  are  at  the  head  of  Dearborn  Street.  Of  the 
buildings  which  line  it  several  are  sixteen  stories  in  height  and  many  are  ten 
and  twelve.  But  this  beautiful  station  is  itself  well  worthy  of  notice,  on 
account  of  the  novelty  and  utility  of  many  of  its  accessories.  The  great  fire- 
places, the  Flemish  tower  with  its  brazen  dragon,  the  marble  fittings  of 
its  basement  region,  the  busy  scenes  attending  the  departure  and  arrival  of 
trains  for  six  great  railroads — all  these  things  should  be  carefully  observed. 
On  leaving  your  train,  to  the  left  are  the  restaurant  (cafe),  smoking-room,  and 
news-stand;  to  the  light,  waiting-rooms,  ticket  and  telegraph  offices,  parcel- 
booth,  and  ladies'  retiring-rooms.  In  the  basement  are  the  barber-shop,  men's 
closets,  and  second-class  waiting-rooms.  Vast  numbers  of  immigrants  go 
west  by  way  of  this  station.  If  you  visit  it  during  certain  morning  hours  you 
will  see  thousands  leaving  the  station  on  foot;  they  are  suburban  residents, 
bound  for  the  tall  buildings  near  by.  If  it  is  dark  you  will  see  the  lights 
shining  on  the  sixteenth  story  of  the  Great  Northern  Hotel,  and  you  are  to 
know  that  this  hotel  is  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Jackson 
streets.  You  may  here  take  a  special  street-car  (5  cents)  and  travel  to  the 
North  Side  (Wells  Street  Station;  see  paragraph  No.  2).  By  this  means 
you  can  go  either  to  the  doors,  or  within  a  block,  of,  first,  the  Great 
Northern,  Windsor,  Tremont,  Commercial;  or,  second  (on  the  left),  McCoy's, 
Gore's,  Hotel  Grace,  the  Grand  Pacific,  the  small  Clark  Street  hotels  named 


ARRIVAL   IN   CHICAGO.  35 

in  paragraph  5,  and  also  the  Sherman  aud  Briggs;  on  the  right,  the  Palmer, 
Richelieu,  Leland,  Victoria,  Auditorium,  Wellington,  Clifton,  Brunswick,  and 
all  the  State  Street  hotels — Conroy's,  Bartl's,  Richmond,  Brown's,  Continental, 
Wood's,  Goldston's,  Grand.  Now  as  to  general  routes:  To  go  south 
(World's  Fair,  etc.),  walk  toward  Lake  Michigan,  to  the  cables  or  the  Elevated. 
North  (Lincoln  Park),  take  the  special  horse  car  to  Monroe  Street  and  board 
the  north  cable.  Northwest  and  west,  same  horse-car  and  reach  Washington 
Street;  Milwaukee  Avenue  cable  for  Humboldt  Park,  and  Madison  Street  cable 
for  Garfield  Park.  Southwest,  walk  north  to  Van  Buren  Street,  and  take  Blue 
Island  Avenue  cable.  All  directions  as  to  baggage,  eating,  waiting,  riding,  etc., 
which  have  been  previously  given  apply  here.  If  your  time  in  Chicago  is 
short,  go  at  once  to  the  Fair,  and  leave  light  baggage  at  the  check-rooms.  At 
night  be  particular  to  get  a  car  near  by,  or  take  a  cab.  A  clock  on  the  tower 
gives  you  standard  time,  an  hour  slower  than  New  York  time. 

5.  Van  Buren  Street  Station  (between  Pacific  Avenue  and  Sherman 
Street),  serving  the  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  Southern  and  the  Chicago,  Rock 
Island  &  Pacific  This  well  appointed  and  conveniently  located  station  at 
which  you  have  arrived  is  numbered  4  on  our  map  of  down-town  hotels 
and  stations.  As  you  face  the  locomotive,  Lake  Michigan  i^  on  your  right 
(east)  a  quarter  of  a  mile  away,  and  the  South  Branch  of  the  river  is  on  your 
left  (west)  just  about  the  same  distance,  and  you  have  penetrated  north  into 
Chicago  to  within  one  half  block  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  br  over  half-way 
through  the  city.  You  are  about  seven  miles  north  of  the  World's  Fair 
Grounds.  As  you  leave  the  train  the  waiting-rooms,  restaurant  (caf«?),  lunch- 
counter,  ticket  office,  telegraph-office,  baggage-room,  and  closets  are  all  on 
your  left,  and  the  street  outside  is  Sherman,  running  alongside  or  west  of  the 
station.  If  you  go  out  at  the  front  of  the  station,  you  face  north.  To  your 
left  is  the  Atlantic  House;  to  your  right,  Stafford's  Hotel;  south  of  the 
Atlantic  are  the  Rock  Island  and  Garden  City  houses;  to  the  right  one 
block,  across  the  street,  is  McCoy's,  and  around  the  corner,  Gore's,  both  cele- 
brated "  European"  hotels.  The  Grand  Pacific  is  just  beyond.  Across  from 
Gore's,  on  Clark  Street,  is  the  Hotel  Grace;  and  all  these  hotels  are  in  the 
very  center  of  New  Chicago.  The  directions  which  will  enable  you  to  reach 
the  different  parts  of  the  city  from  this  point  are  very  simple.  To  go  south 
(World's  Fair),  walk  four  blocks  east  to  State  Street  cable,  or  five  blocks 
east  .to  Wabash  Avenue  cable,  or  to  Congress  Street  for  the  Elevated, 
or  t  >  the  lake  for  the  Illinois  Central.  To  go  southwest,  take  Blue  Island 
Avenue  cable  in  front  of  you.  To  go  west  (Garfield  Park),  walk  to  right 
one  block  to  Clark  Street,  then  north  five  blocks  to  Washington  Street,  and 
take  Madison  cable.  Togo  northwe-t  (Humboldt  Park),  walk  one-half  block 
west  to  Sherman  Street,  then  north  and  east  one  and  one-half  blocks  to  La 
Salle  Street,  then  north  to  Ma;lis  n  Street  and  board  the  Milwaukee  cable.  To 


36  ARRIVAL   IN   CHICAGO. 

go  north  (Lincoln  Park),  walk  to  Clark  Street,  then  north  three  blocks  to  Mon- 
roe Street,  and  take  North  Side  cable.  Let  us  suppose  you  go  lakeward  to 
the  corner  of  Clark  Street,  there  in  the  far  north,  beyond  the  court  house,  is 
the  Sherman  House.  Go  lakeward  a  block  farther,  and  at  Dearborn  Street, 
looking  northward,  you  see  first  the  Great  Northern,  and  in  the  far  dis- 
tance the  Tremont  House  and  Commercial  Hotel  at  Lake  Street;  a  block  far- 
ther, at  State  Street,  looking  northward,  you  can  see  the  Palmer  House  on 
the  east  side;  still  another  block  and  at  Wabash  Avenue  you  can  look  north- 
ward for  the  Clifton  House  and  Wellington  Hotel;  one  block  farther  east  and 
you  reach  Michigan  Avenue,  and  there  in  a  row  you  find  the  Leland,  Riche- 
lieu, Victoria,  Auditorium,  and  Auditorium  Extension.  There  arc  a  number 
of  hotels  charging  lower  prices  on  Clark  Street,  from  Van  Buren  to  Washington, 
streets,  including  the  Arcade,  Chicago  European,  Deming,  Cosmopolitan,  New 
Rockford,  Kuhn's,  National,  Lawrence,  Underwriters',  Kimball's,  and  others. 
6.  Grand  Central  Station  (Harrison  Street  and  Fifth  Avenue),  serving 
the  Chicago  &  Northern  Pacific,  the  Chicago  Great  Western,  and  the  Balti- 
more &  Ohio.  This  station  is  numbered  7  on  our  map  of  down-town  hotels 
and  stations.  You  have  arrived  in  the  new  and  magnificent  station  at  Harrison 
Street  and  Fifth  Avenue,  where  the  invention  and  experience  of  railroad 
men  have  joined  to  make  your  reception  agreeable,  safe,  and  convenient.  The 
eating  arrangements,  roominess,  and  solidity  of  this  structure  will  not  soon 
fade  from  your 'memory.  To  the  right,  as  the  handsome  waiting-room  is 
entered,  are  the  baggage-rooms,  lunch-counter,  barber-shop,  and  ladies'  retiring- 
rooms.  The  restaurant  (cafe)  is  reached  by  ascending  the  marble  staircase. 
To  the  left,  as  you  approach  the  main  exit  at  the  corner  of  Harrison  Street  and 
Fifth  Avenue,  will  be  found  ticket  and  telegraph  offices,  parcel-room,  and 
bureau  of  information.  As  you  face  the  locomotive,  in  your  car,  the  north 
is  before  you,  and  Lake  Michigan  to  your  east.  The  hotels  in  the  vicinity 
are  the  Crescent  and  Lindell.  Nearly  all  the  well-advertised  houses  will  be 
found  within  a  half-mile  north  and  northeast.  On  leaving  the  station,  you 
reach  Harrison  Street,  the  southern  limit  of  the  Great  Fire  east  of  that  point; 
the  street  running  north  is  Fifth  Avenue,  and  the  horse-cars  on  this  street  are 
your  only  cheap  means  of  riding  to  the  business  center.  The  Twelfth  Street 
horse-cars  come  by  on  Fifth  Avenue,  and  the  Taylor  Street  cars  on  Harrison. 
Note  carefully  that  some  of  the  Twelfth  say  "  Randolph,"  some  "  State  Street," 
or  "  Van  Buren  and  State."  In  nearly  every  case  you  need  the  car  with  the 
"  Randolph"  sign.  The  only  exception  is  that  if  you  wish  to  go  south  or  to 
the  World's  Fair,  take  the  Van  Buren  and  State  Street  (the  Twelfth  Street  cars) 
or  any  Taylor  Street  car  to  State  Street  or  Wabash  Avenue,  where  you  may 
take  either  the  State  Street  or  Wabash  Avenue  cables.  Southern  points  are 
also  reached  by  the  Illinois  Central  suburban  trains  from  the  Lake  Front,' 
opposite  Van  Buren  Street,  or  by  the  Elevated,  on  Congress  near  State  Street. 


ARRIVAL  IN   CHICAGO.  37 

The  Wabash  Avenue  cable  is  the  best  cable  for  the  Fair,  as  the  State  Street  is 
not  so  direct.  The  Elevated  carries  passengers  to  the  Fair.  If  you  wish  to 
walk  across,  these  southern  thoroughfares  are  about  four  blocks  east,  but  Har- 
rison Street  is  crossed  by  many  railway  tracks,  and  you  will  do  wisely  to  take 
the  street-cars  and  avoid  danger.  To  go  north  (Lincoln  Park),  take  (only) 
Randolph  and  Twelfth  Street  car  at  door  on  Fifth  Avenue  and  ride  to  Dear- 
born Street,  then  take  north  cable  (two  fares,  5  cents  each).  To  go  west 
(Garfield  Park),  take  (only)  Randolph  and  Twelfth  Street  car,  on  Fifth  Ave- 
nue, and  go  north  to  Washington  Street  for  Madison  Street  cable.  For  the 
northwest  (Humboldt  Park),  same  car  to  Washington  Street  for  Milwaukee 
Avenue  cable.  For  the  southwest,  take  Taylor  Street  or  Twelfth  Street  car 
to  Van  Buren  Street  for  Blue  Island  Avenue  cable,  or  Randolph  and  Twelfth 
Street  cars  to  Washington  Street  for  Ogden  Avenue  car  on  Madison  Street 
cable.  Remember,  also,  that  interior  southwest  points  can  be  reached  by 
taking,  at  the  door,  the  two  horse  cars  of  which  we  have  now  so  often  spoken. 
Of  the  great  hotels,  the  nearest  is  the  Grand  Pacific,  and  when  you  have 
reached  that,  there  are  fifty  not  four  blocks  away.  Consult  especially  para- 
agraphs  1  and  5  for  petty  details  on  arrival,  and  look  at  the  map  for  hotels. 
A  conspicuous  clock  inside  the  depot  and  a  towTer  clock  outside  will  both  give 
you  the  standard  lime  for  all  railroads  in  Chicago,  one  hour  slower  than  New 
York  time.  The  clock  tower  at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  station  is  242  feet 
in  height,  the  bell  of  the  big  clock  weighing  11,000  pounds. 

7.  Nickel  Plate  R.  R.  Station,  Twelfth  and  Clark  streets— No.  9  on  our 
map — is  the  terminus  of  the  NewYork,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Railroad,  leaving 
the  visitor  at  Twelfth  Street,  where  cars  pass  to  the  West  Side  or  down-town, 
as  their  signs  indicate.     Still  farthei  cast  one  block  is  the  State  Street  cable, 
passing  the    Palmer  House,  and  yet  farther  are  the  Wabash  Avenue  and 
Cottage  Grove  cables  and  the  Alley  Elevated,  all  leading  to  the  Fair. 

8.  By  Lake. — The  view  of  the  city  from  the  lake,  if  you  arrive  by  day, 
will  excite  your  admiration,  but  it  is  more  comfortable  often  to  arrive  in  the 
night  and  awake  in  Chicago,  for  the  change  from  the  cool  atmosphere  on  the 
water  to  the  warmer  air  on  land  is  not  so  sudden.     As  we  can  not  foresee  at 
what  dock  you  will  debark,  you  would  do  well  to  note  that  three  of  the  fore- 
going stations  are  on  or  near  the  river — Nos.  1,  2,  3,  and  7.     Inquiry  of  captain 
or  clerk  will  inform  you  as  to  which  railroad  station  is  nearest  his  dock,  and 
the  directions  of  the  paragraph  pertaining  to  that  station  can  then  be  used. 
Our  map  of  down-town  hotels  and  stations  should  be  of  service  here,  as  a  long 
line  of  river  frontage  is  shown.     If  your  steamer  goes  as  far  south  as  Twelfth 
Street,  horse  cars  on  Canal  going  north  will  serve  you.      If  you  go  out  the 
North  Branch,  Clybourn  and  Milwaukee  Avenue  cars  ought  to  be  near  you. 
The  Wells  Street  Station  is  numbered  2  on  our  map;  the  Union  Passenger 
Station  is  numbered  3,  and  the  Grand  Central  Station  is  numbered  7.     By 
means  of  these  landmarks  you  can  easily  determine  on  your  hotel. 


VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


From  Adams  Street,  Looking  North  on  La  Salle. 

The  tract  of  valuable  and  populous  territory  that  falls  under  the  eye  on  the 
opposite  page  contains  some  of  the  finest  business  buildings  in  the  world. 
Conspicuous  among  these  is  the  Woman's  Temple.  Some  features  of  the 
Home  Insurance — the  Cyclopean  granite  walls  of  its  lower  stories — must  be 
closely  studied  to  be  appreciated.  At  the  northeast  corner  of  Monroe  and  La 
Salle  streets  is  the  Nixon  Building,  which  stood  unscathed  through  the  Great 
Fire.  Beyond  is  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  Building,  and,  dimly 
beyond,  the  Tacoma  is  seen.  At  the  left,  on  Fifth  Avenue,  rises  the  Lees, 
and  still  higher  beyond  it,  the  Security  Deposit.  All  these  are  solid  steel  edi- 
fices; and  another,  the  Calumet,  is  thrown- out  of  view  by  the  presence  of  the 
Home  Insurance.  For  twenty  years  this  part  of  La  Salle  Street  has  been 
given  over  largely  to  insurance  and  real  est  .te. 


1.  The  Schlossser  Block, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Adams  and  La 
Salle  streets,  is  a  handsome  stone-front  of 
the  pattern  once  deemed  desirable  on  La 
Salle  Street.  The  basement  is  very  high, 
and  there  are  4  upper  stories.  Here  the 
Current  was  born— the  most  ambitious  lit- 
erary venture  of  early  Chicago— and  the 
Single  Tax  Club  has  entertained  many  ac- 
complished thinkers  and  writers  of  differ- 
ent principles.  The  building,  which  was 
erected  in  1872,  fronts  120  feet  on  La  Salle, 
60  feet  on  Adams,  and  is  65  feet  high.  It 
has  8  stores,  29  offices,  and  over  160  occu- 
pants, who  are  agents,  brokers,  and  pub- 
lishers. 

2.  The  Home  Insurance  Building, 
At  the  northeast  corner  of  Adams  and  La 
Salle  streets,  has  been  described  generally 
in  another  place.  It  is  a  high  steel  building 
of  the  first  class,  and  has  been  increased 
from  10  to  12  stories  in  recent  years.  It 
fronts  140  feet  on  La  Salle  and  97  on  Adams, 
with  a  height  of  180  feet.  The  walls  of  the 
lower  two  stories  are  made  of  one  course  of 
granite  blocks.  The  foundations  are  heavy, 
and  the  brick  walls  of  the  superstructure 
are  very  thick.  There  are  235  offices,  1,250 
occupants,  and  4  passenger  elevators.  The 
principal  tenants  are  Armour  &  Co.,  who 
have  general  offices  here,  and  the  Union 
National  Bank,  of  which  J.  J.  P.  Odell  is 
president.  Insurance  agents,  manufact- 
urers' agents,  publishers,  and  professional 
men  fill  the  building.  Erected  in  1884,  at  a 
cost  of  $800,000,  and  enlarged  in  1891. 

3.  The  Edison  Company's  Power  House, 
At  139-141  Adams  Street,  although  a  small 
building,  contains  16  engines,  32  dynamos, 
and  furnishes  power  for  100,000  electric 
lights.  Its  chimneys  have  added  a  chief  dif- 
ficulty to  the  Chicago  smoke  problem. 


Dimensions:  Width  on  Adams,  50  feet; 
depth,  200  feet;  height,  40  feet.  The  gen- 
eral offices  of  the  Chicago  Edison  Company 
are  here.  Erected  in  1887. 

4.    The  Porter  Block 

Has  100  feet  fronton  Clark  Street  and  80 
feet  on  Adams,  at  the  northwest  corner.  It 
is  75  feet  high,  with  4  stories  and  basement, 
containing  6  stores  and  40  offices.  It  is  occu- 
pied by  railway  ticket  offices,  agents,  and 
physicians;  was  erected  in  1873. 

5.    The  Kent  Block, 

At  151-153  Monroe  Street,  is  a  fine  brick 
front  of  the  old  style,  40  feet  wide,  60  feet 
deep,  85  feet  high,  with  6  stories  and  base- 
ment. There  are  2  stores,  44  offices,  and  1 
elevator  in  the  building,  which  is  occupied 
by  professional  men.  Erected  in  1871. 

6.  The  Nixon  Building, 
At  the  northeast  corner  of  Monroe  and  La 
Salle  streets,  was  in  the  finishing  stages  and 
wet  with  new  plaster  on  the  night  of  the 
burning  of  Chicago.  Little  or  no  damage 
was  done  to  it,  and  it  served  as  a  nucleus 
around  which  to  gather  new  business  and 
begin  rebuilding.  It  fronts  46  feet  on  Mon- 
roe and  80  feet  on  La  Salle,  with  65  feet  of 
height  in  6  stories  and  basement.  There  are 
48  offices  and  1  elevator.  The  tenants  are 
real  estate,  insurance,  financial,  legal,  and 
other  professional  men.  There  are  about 
150  occupants. 

7.    The  Bryan  Block 

Fronts  190  feet  on  La  Salle  and  50  feet  on 
Monroe,  at  the  northwest  corner.  It  is  55 
feet  liigh,  with  4  stories  and  basement.  It 
is  a  stone-front  of  1872,  containing  6  stores, 
95  offices,  and  1  elevator,  and  is  devoted 
principally  to  real  estate  and  insurance. 


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VIEWS   OF  CHICAGO. 


8.  The  Woman's  Temple, 
At  the  southwest  corner  of  Monroe  and  La 
Salle  streets,  is  the  most  conspicuous  office 
building  in  this  part  of  town.  It  is  described 
in  another  chapter.  It  was  erected  in  1893, 
at  a  cost  of  nearly  $1,500,000.  The  lot  is  96 
feet  wide  on  Monroe  and  190  feet  deep  on 
La  Salle.  The  Temple  is  185  feet  high,  in  12 
stories  and  basement,  with  300  offices.  Seven 
passenger  elevators  carry  15,000  persons 
daily.  The  construction  is  fire-proof,  of 
steel,  granite,  brick,  and  terra  cotta,  with 
white  marble  rotunda,  staircases,  and  wain- 
scotings.  Four  banks — the  National  Bank  of 
America,  the  Bank  of  Commerce,  the  Metro- 
politan National  Bank,  and  the  Bank  of 
Montreal— are  to  be  found  here,  and  Willard 
Hall  may  be  entered  on  the  ground  floor, 
from  Monroe  Street.  Main  entrance  on  La 
Salle  Street,  where  the  semicircle  of  eleva- 
tors should  be  seen. 

0.  The  Wells  Building, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Monroe  Street 
and  Fifth  Avenue,  has  a  frontage  of  80  feet 
on  both  thoroughfares,  and  is  a  7  story 
structure  110  feet  high,  with  1  freight  eleva- 
tor. Its  walls  are  of  brick  and  iron,  and 
built  with  great  attention  to  light  and  air. 
It  was  erected  in  1884,  just  after  a  destruc- 
tive conflagration  at  this  corner,  and  fore- 
shadowed, in  the  lightness  of  its  walls,  the 
discovery  that  a  building  could  be  made  in- 
dependent of  its  exterior  in  the  matter  of 
security.  M.  D.  Wells  &  Co.,  a  great  whole- 
sale boot  and  shoe  house,  occupy  the  prem- 
ises. 

1O.  The  Oalbraith  Building 
Fronts  100  feet  on  Madison  and  200  feet  on 
Franklin  Street,  at  the  northeast  corner.  It 
is  80  feet  high,  with  6  stories  and  basement. 
It  was  remodeled  in  1892,  and  is  a  stone-front 
of  1873.  It  has  6  stores  and  2  elevators. 
The  tenants  are  wholesale  jobbers  and  man- 
ufacturers' agents. 

11.  The  Lees  Building. 
147  to  153  Fifth  Avenue,  is  a  modern  12-story 
and  basement  steel  building.  The  materials 
used  in  its  construction  are  pressed  brick 
and  terra  cotta,  plate-glass  being  generally 
used.  With  a  frontage  of  80  feet,  a  depth  of 
115  feet,  and  height  of  165  feet,  the  structure 
presents  a  substantial  appearance,  being,  it 
is  claimed,  absolutely  fire-proof  and  strong 


enough  to  resist  the  heaviest  strain.  It  is 
the  best  naturally  lighted  office  building  in 
the  city,  having  a  wide  alley  on  three  sides. 
Two  hydraulic  passenger  and  2  steam 
freight  elevators  afford  ample  accommoda- 
tion to  the  occupants,  who  are  mainly  man- 
ufacturers' and  importers'  agents  and 
jobbers.  The  building  was  erected  in  1892, 
at  a  cost  of  $325,000. 

12.  The  La  Salle  Building, 
Fronting  80  feet  on  Madison  and  40  feet  on 
La  Salle  Street,  at  the  northwest  corner, 
was  one  of  the  most  sumptuous  edifices  of 
the  rebuilding  era.  It  is  an  ornate  stone- 
front  of  5  stories  and  high  basement  in  the 
La  Salle-Street  style,  and  runs  2  passenger 
elevators.  There  are  5  stores  and  30  suites 
of  offices.  The  height  of  the  stone-front 
walls  is  85  feet.  The  occupants  are  finan- 
cial, insurance,  real  estate,  and  professional 
corporations  and  persons.  Built  in  1874. 

13.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building 
Covers  the  site  of  Farwell  Hall,  in  the  rear 
of  150  Madison  Street,  fronting  La  Salle 
Street  on  the  east  side  at  Arcade  Court 
(an  alley) .  This  splendid  building  is  like  the 
Athletic  Club's  steel  building  on  Michigan 
Boulevard.  The  lot  is  irregular,  but  has  54 
feet  front  on  La  Salle,  and  is  187  feet  deep 
on  Arcade  Court,  with  greater  width  in  the 
rear.  The  structure  is  190  feet  high,  with  12 
stories  and  basement.  Its  interior  is  de- 
scribed in  our  chapter  on  "Notable  High 
Buildings."  It  was  erected  in  1893,  at  a  cost 
of  $850,000.  The  skeleton  steel  method  of 
architecture  is  here  followed,  nothing  de- 
pending on  outer  walls.  Farwell  Hall  had  a 
notable  history.  It  burned  before  the  Great 
Fire;  it  burned  in  the  Great  Fire;  it  was 
demolished  to  make  way  for  this  steel  sky- 
scraper. 

14.    The  Security  Deposit  Company 

Building, 

As  well  as  the  Lees,  which  stands  south  of 
it,  has  been  described  in  our  chapter  on 
"Notable  High  Buildings."  The  former 
fronts  47  feet  on  Madison  and  100  feet  on 
Fifth  Avenue,  at  the  southeast  corner.  It  is 
a  sky-scraper  of  14  stories  and  basement,  147 
feet  high,  with  4  passenger  elevators.  There 
are  5  stores  and  150  offices.  It  was  erected 
in  189i,  at  a  cost  of  $500,000,  and  is  occupied 
by  wholesale  .agents  and  professional  men. 


TRANSPORTATION. 


Will  you  need  any  kind  of  conveyance  in  Chicago,  and  if  so,  what  kind? 
In  answer,  you  will  have  to  ride  every  day  a  great  deal. 

Names. — The  vehicles  will  be,  in  the  order  of  their  comparative  useful- 
ness, cable-cars,  horse-cars,  suburban  trains,  and  ordinary  road-carriages. 
Of  the  latter,  there  are  five  great  divisions — "  hacks,"  cabs,  omnibuses,  coupes, 
and  buggies.  Everything  in  the  style  of  a  landau  or  landaulet  is  popularly- 
called  a  "hack."  The  hansom  cab  may  be  known  by  the  odd  position  of  the 
driver  in  the  elevated  seat  in  the  rear,  the  reins  stretching  over  the  passenger's 
head.  The  coupe"  is  a  "  hack  "  for  one  or  two.  The  omnibus,  except  for  the 
use  of  the  hotels,  has  been  nearly  abandoned.  A  solitary  line  of  carettes  runs 
from  the  West  Side  to  Lincoln  Park. 

Expense. — The  foreigner  may  be  alarmed  upon  learning  the  schedule 
of  ratrs  for  one  and  two  horse  vehicles — the  first,  50  cents  a  mile;  the 
second,  $1  a  mile;  the  first,  75  cents  an  hour;  the  second,  $2  for  first  hour,  and 
$1  an  hour  thereafter.  But  he  should  understand  that  except  on  a  few 
special  occasions  the  cable  or  horse-car  answers  all  purposes,  and  is  much 
cheaper  than  a  carriage.  The  hackman,  having  few  fares,  must  charge  well 
for. what  he  gets  to  do.  In  our  chapter  on  " Arrival "  we  have  shown  the 
prudent  traveler  just  how  to  reach  any  quarter  of  this  city,  for  10  cents  at 
most,  and  he  can,  by  street-car,  for  this  10  cents,  secure  a  ride  that  would 
cost  ij9  in  a  landau,  by  the  mile. 

Street-cars. — There  is  no  difference  between  horse-cars  and  cable  cars  as 
to  price.  You  may  enter  any  street-car  in  Chicago  and  ride  as  far  as  it  goes 
by  paying  5  cents,  which  a  conductor  will  in  all  cases  collect.  This  means 
that  you  may  ride  to  the  World's  Fair  for  a  nickel  from  any  point  on  State 
Street  or  Wabash  Avenue.  Fare  on  the  Elevated  road  (station  near  the  Audi- 
torium) is  also  a  nickel.  Fare  on  the  Illinois  Central  is  10  cents.  The  cab'e- 
slot  in  the  streets — and  there  are  too  many  for  enumeration  here — warns  you 
that  cable-cars  run  on  that  thoroughfare.  Guard  yourself,  therefore,  as  you 
would  on  an  out-of-town  railroad-track.  The  particularly  dangerous  corners 
are  at  State  and  Madison,  Randolph  and  La  Salle,  Dearborn  and  Randolph, 
and  Dearborn  and  Madison.  Be  as  careful  not  to  get  on  or  off  a  cable-car 
while  it  is  in  motion  as  you  would  be  were  it  a  steam-car. 

Cab  and  hack  hire. — As  only  two  railway  stations  connect  by  a  direct 
street-car — note  that  these  two  stations  are  the  Wells  Street  Station  and  Dear- 
born Station — it  may  happen  that  when  a  traveler  desires  to  hasten  to  another 
railway  station  from  the  one  in  which  he  has  arrived,  he  should  take  a  cab  or 
landau.  What  ought  he  to  pay  and  not  be  cheated?  Again,  he  may  desire  to 

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42  TRANSPORTATION. 

see  Michigan  Boulevard,  Prairie  Avenue,  the  Lake  Shore  Drive,  and  Lincoln 
Park,  or  the  three  West  Side  parks,  and  to  do  any  of  these  things  well,  he 
should  engage  a  landaulet.  The  city  card  which  will  be  found  in  every  vehicle 
tells  exactly  what  the  regular  rates  are,  and  it  should  be  studied  carefully. 
You  are  to  look  at  this  red  card,  and  make  a  note  of  the  official  number  of  the 
hack,  cab,  or  coupS  you  have  hired,  for  the  card  itself  will  tell  you  the  name 
of  the  vehicle  as  well  as  its  number.  You  may  hire  by  the  hour  or  by  the 
mile.  If  you  indicate  no  choice  as  you  enter,  you  must  pay  by  the  mile. 
If  you  ride  by  the  mile,  you  may  stop  under  fifteen  minutes;  over  fifteen 
"minutes  you  must  pay  $1  an  hour  for  detention.  It  is  not  customary  to 
carry  a  trunk  on  a  cab,  but  on  all  vehicles  which  will  allow  a  trunk  beside 
the  driver  in  front,  the  trunk  and  a  satchel  go  with  the  fare  on  the  card.  On 
the  back  of  the  card  will  be  found  both  a  map  and  a  table  of  distances 
between  depots,  and  between  depots  and  leading  hotels. 

Lost  articles  and  complaints. — As  you  enter,  take  the  badge  number  of 
your  driver.  Should  you  by  mistake  leave  anything  of  value  in  his  vehicle,  leave 
complaint  and  description  with  the  City  Vehicle  Inspector,  Room  6  City  Hall 
(La  Salle  Street  side  of  the  Court  House).  If  a  driver  has  persisted  in  charging 
you  more  than  the  card  rate,  and  you  have  paid  him,  you  may  reclaim  the 
money  on  complaint  to  the  City  Vehicle  Inspector.  And  the  Mayor  asks  all 
persons  to  take  proof  and  complain  promptly  in  cases  of  overcharge. 
For  this  purpose  the  services  of  any  police  officer  may  be  called  upon,  who 
will  at  once  report  to  the  Chief  of  Police,  ;md  the  driver's  license  will  be 
revoked  if  he  shall  be  found  guilty  of  wrong-doing. 

WHAT   ARE    YOU    TO    PAY  ? 

One  horse. — A  mile  or  lass,  for  one  or  two  passengers,  50  cents;  each  sub- 
sequent mile,  25  cents  more;  by  the  hour,  whether  for  one  or  two  passengers, 
75  cents;  each  succeeding  quarter-hour,  20  cents,  or  80  cents  an  hour;  add, 
also,  the  time  that  may  be  required  by  the  driver  to  return  to  his  stand.  In 
the  parks,  for  one  or  two  passengers,  $1  an  hour,  and  25  cents  for  each  subse- 
quent quarter-hour,  plus  time  to  return  to  stand.  Children  under  five  years 
of  age  can  not  be  charged  for;  between  five  and  fourteen,  half-rates,  and  this 
applies  to  all  vehicles.  Cabs  can  always  be  found  around  the  Court  House  or 
the  Post  Office,  at  all  the  railway  stations,  and  at  or  near  the  leading  hotels. 

Two  horses. — Between  depots,  with  trunk,  $1,  one  or  two  persona,  though 
it  would  manifestly  be  impossible  to  carry  a  trunk  for  each  passenger;  same 
persons,  one  mile  or  less,  $1;  under  two  miles,  $1.50;  each  additional  passenger, 
50  cents;  two  people,  over  tw.)  miles,  $2;  additional  passengers,  50  cents  each; 
one  or  more  passengers  by  the  day,  $8;  by  the  hour,  $2;  each  additional  hour, 


TRANSPORTATION.  43 

or  part  of  an  hour,  $1.  If  baggage  weighs  over  100  pounds  the  driver  may 
charge  15  cents  for  each  parcel  constituting  such  over-weight. 

All  of  this  information  is  posted  in  each  vehicle.  The  absence  of  the  card, 
if  proved,  will  result  in  the  loss  of  license  by  the  driver. 

Livery. — Thickly  scattered  through  the  city  are  livery-stables,  with  tele- 
phones. If  a  landaulet  or  fine  vehicle  be  desired,  step  to  a  public  telephone 
(sign  in  front  of  a  drug-store),  pay  10  cents,  look  at  list  of  liveries  in  telephone 
book,  choose  a  stable  near  your  stopping-place,  and  order  the  carnage,  ascer- 
taining at  the  telephone  what  the  charge  will  be.  A  fine  ride  through  several 
parks  will  cost  from  $6  up,  with  four  persons  to  go. 

STREET    RAILWAYS. 

The  chief  features  of  intramural  travel  have  been  mentioned  quite  fully  in 
the  chapter  on  "  Arrival."  Once  in  the  heart  of  the  city,  there  are  five  main 
directions  in  which  to  reach  the  city  limits — the  north  cables,  the  northwest 
cable,  the  west  cable,  the  southwest  cable,  and  the  south  cable. 

The  north  cables. — What  are  called  "  loops  "  make  endless  chains  of 
the  cables.  The  North  Side  loop  reaches  the  South  Side  through  the  La  Salle 
Street  tunnel,  goes  south  on  La  Salle  Street  to  Monroe,  turns  east  on  Monroe 
to  Dearborn,  north  on  Dearborn  to  Randolph,  west  on  Randolph  to  the  tunnel. 
At  some  point  on  this  loop  you  must  take  all  cable-trains  for  the  North  Side. 
Two  parallel  streets  on  the  North  Side  run  north  only  two  blocks  apart,  and 
join  at  Lincoln  Park — Clark  and  Wells  streets.  Wells  is  the  same  as  Fifth 
Avenue  on  the  South  Side.  Each  street  has  a  cable,  so  if  you  are  going  to 
Lincoln  Park  it  makes  no  difference  whether  you  take  Clark  or  Wells  cable- 
trains.  But  at  the  park  a  cable  on  Lincoln  Avenue  branches  off  to  the  north- 
west. A  cable  branches  off  from  Wells  at  Division,  runs  west  on  that  s'reet 
to  Clybourn  Avenue,  and  then  on  that  important  thoroughfare,  which  runs, 
nearly  parallel  with  the  North  Branch.  A  North  Halsted  Street  trailer  is 
dropped  at  Clybourn  Avenue  and  Halsted  and  drawn  by  horses  due  nor !h  to 
Evanston  Avenue.  On  the  rear  ends  of  cable-trains  will  be  found  the  "  trailer  " 
cars  that  are  to  be  dropped  from  the  train  and  drawn  by  horses  to  the  ends  of 
the  feeder  lines.  Such  trailers  will  be  found  on  various  cable-trains,  whereby 
special  cars  may  be  taken  for  points  on  Webster  Avenue,  Fullerton  Avenue, 
Garfield  Avenue,  Center  Street,  and  Division  Street.  Take  particular  notice 
that  old-time  full-route  horse-cars  run  on  Sedgwick  and  Larrabee  streets. 
There  are  also  horse-cars  on  North  State  Street. 

Straight  west  cable. — The  northern  loop  of  the  West  Side  cable  leaves 
the  Washington  Street  tunnel,  goes  east  to  Fifth  Avenue,  south  to  Madison 
Street,  east  to  State  Street,  north  ti  Washington,  west  to  the  tunnel.  This 
loop  carries  aU  cable  cars  for  west  and  Douglas  Park  (in  the  west-southwest). 


44  TRANSPORTATION. 

The  main  west  route  is  Madison  Street,  and  by  taking  a  train  that  has  no  pla- 
card before  its  grip-car  you  may  travel  directly  westward  to  West  Fortieth 
Street  for  5  cents,  a  distance  of  nearly  five  miles,  passing  Garfield  Park.  At 
the  terminus  you  may  take  an  electric-car  of  the  Cicero  &  Proviso  Co.,  and 
for  a  nickel  more  ride  on  either  to  Oak  Park  or  Maywood.  The  Madison 
Street  trains  haul  but  one  trailer,  which  is  dropped  two  miles  west,  and  then 
is  drawn  by  horses  on  Ogden  Avenue,  past  Douglas  Park  to  Lawndale. 

Northwest  cable. — The  loop  reaches  the  South  Side  through  Washington 
Street  tunnel,  goes  east  on  Washington  to  Fifth  Avenue,  south  to  Madison,  east 
to  La  Salle,  north  to  Randolph,  west  to  Fifth  Avenue,  south  to  Washington, 
west  to  the  tunnel.  This  cable  runs  on  Milwaukee  Avenue,  and  penetrates 
the  thickly  settled  region  that  has  Humboldt  Park  for  its  chief  attraction.  It 
goes  to  Aruiitage  Avenue,  which  runs  westward  north  of  Humboldfc  Park. 
Besides  the  main  Milwaukee  grip-car,  many  trailers  are  attached,  and  the  trav- 
eler to  places  on  West  Chicago  Avenue,  West  Division  Street,  and  West  North 
Avenue  should  be  particular  to  get  on  the  trailer  marked  with  his  own  street 
rather  than  the  grip-car,  which  is  m  irked  Milwaukee  Avenue. 

Southwest  cable. — Emerging  from  a  third  tunnel  which  has  been  lately 
bored  under  the  river  near  Van  Buren  Street,  the  loop  passes  east  to  Franklin, 
south  to  Van  Buren,  east  to  Dearborn,  north  to  Adams,  and  then  south  on 
Franklin,  where  it  re-enters  the  tunnel.  The  cable  runs  southwest  on  Blue 
Island  Avenue,  the  most  important  thoroughfare  in  that  section  of  the  city, 
with  a  branch  on  Halsted  from  Harrison  south  to  the  river.  Attached  to  it 
are  trailers  for  Eighteenth  and  Twenty -first  streets.  Advice  given  regarding 
trailers  in  the  preceding  paragraph  applies  here. 

Cross-town  horse-cars. — There  is  a  continuous  car-track  on  Halsted 
Street  from  Lake  Michigan  to  Auburn  Park,  north  and  south  (not  east  and  west). 
A  visitor  can  by  paying  three  fares  travel  the  whole  length  of  the  ' '  backbone  " 
of  Chicago.  North  and  south  cars  run  on  Paulina  and  Robey  streets,  on 
Western  Avenue  from  Twenty-sixth  Street  to  Armitage  Avenue,  on  Kedzie 
Avenue  from  Twelfth  Street  to  Madison,  and  a  North  Ashland  Avenue  car 
goes  over  Adams  Street  bridge.  Horse-cars  run  to  Garfield  Park  on  Randolph 
and  Lake  streets,  and  from  Lincoln  Park  to  Humboldt  Park  on  North  Avenue. 
There  are  cross-town  horse-cars  running  west  from  Lake  Michigan  on  the 
Twelfth  Street  viaduct,  on  Twenty  second  Street,  Twenty-sixth,  Thirty-first, 
Thirty-fifth,  Thirty-ninth,  Forty-third  and  Root  streets,  Forty-seventh  Street, 
and  electric-cars  on  Sixty-first  and  Sixty-third  streets  from  Englewood  to 
the  World's  Fair. 

South  cables. — These  are  two  distinct  lines,  one  going  south  on  State 
Street,  the  second  on  Wabash  and  Cottage  Grove  avenues,  the  latter  avenue 
beginning  at  Twenty-second  Street  and  running  south.  The  loop  of  the 
State  Street  cable  is  east  on  Madison  from  State  Street  to  Wabash  Avenue, 


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north  on  Wabash  Avenue  to  Lake  Street,  west  on  Lake  Street  to  State  Street, 
south  again  on  State  Street.  Grip-cars  that  are  marked  Sixty-third  Street  carry 
you  to  the  former  suburb  of  Englewood.  The  only  trailers  on  State  Street  are 
Archer  Avenue  and  Wallace,  Hanover  and  Butler  streets — two  in  all.  Visit- 
ors will  be  asked  to  take  Ihis  route  to  the  World's  Fair,  and  will  lose  but  little 
time  in  so  doing.  The  proper  cars  to  take  will  be  conspicuously  marked. 

The  direct  World's  Fair  cable. — This  starts  on  Wabash  Avenue,  and 
has  electric-car  connections  at  Seventy-third  Street,  which  reach  South  Chi- 
cago and  Pullman,  and  at  Sixty-first  and  Sixty-third  streets,  which  reach 
the  World's  Fair.  Its  loop  is  east  from  Wabash  on  Madison,  north  on  Michi- 
gan Avenue  to  Randolph,  west  on  Randolph  to  Wabash,  and  south  again  on 
Wabash  for  the  main  trip.  This  cable-line  forks  at  Fifty-fifth  Street,  and  the 
left,  or  Jackson  Park  grips,  go  to  Ihe  northernmost  gates  of  the  Fair.  The 
Sixty-first  Street  cars  run  east  one  block  south  of  the  Midway  Plaisance,  which 
contains  many  attractive  features  of  the  Fair.  The  Sixty-third  Street  cars 
carry  passengers  to  the  Sixty-second  and  Sixty-third  Street  entrances.  By 
going  west  on  these  cars  running  on  numbered  streets  to  Wentworth  Avenue 
and  taking  a  transfer,  you  can  ride  back  to  town  on  a  horse-car  line  which  runs 
on  Weutwcrth  Avenue  and  Clark  Street  to  Washington  Street.  Study  the 
map  and  these  directions  carefully  and  you  will  be  able  to  find  your  way  with- 
out difficulty.  At  Fortieth  Street  the  trains  of  the  Van  Burt  n  Street  railway 
station  can  be  had,  with  only  a  nickel  fare. 

The  Alley  Elevated. — This  is  the  first  road  of  its  kind  in  Chicago. 
The  northern  terminus  is  at  Congress  Street  just  east  of  State;  the  southern 
within  Jackson  Park.  The  fare  is  5  cents. 

The  Illinois  Central  Suburban. — On  the  Lake  Front,  at  Van  Buren  Street, 
you  will  see  wickets  every  few  feet,  little  ticket-offices,  and  trains  in  waiting. 
For  10  cents  you  will  be  carried  swiftly  to  the  Fair  Grounds.  This  is  the 
most  expeditious  way  to  go.  The  return  fare  is  also  10  cents. 

West  Side  cut-off. — If  you  are  stopping  in  the  region  of  Douglas  Park, 
or  as  far  east  as  Wood  Street  near  Twelfth,  take  a  Belt  train  that  runs  from 
Austin  to  Jackson  Park.  There  is  a  station  at  the  Ogden  Avenue  viaduct. 
This  brings  the  residents  of  that  part  of  the  West  Side  as  near  the  Fair  as  are 
the  people  of  the  South  Side. 

World's  Fair  Steamship  Co. — This  company  furnishes  transportation 
to  and  from  the  Fair  at  the  uniform  price  of  25  cents  for  round-trip  tickets 
only.  The  northern  terminus  is  at  the  large  pier  opposite  Van  Buren  Street, 
reached  by  a  viaduct  over  the  railway-tracks.  At  the  Fair  fifty  turnstiles 
leading  to  thirty  compartments,  each  accommodating  1,000  passengers,  afford 
access  to  and  egress  from  the  company's  steamers,  while  fifty  others  give 
entrance  to  the  grounds.  The  fleet  consists  of  twenty-five  vessels,  the  whale- 
back  carrying  5,000  and  the  remainder  from  1,000  to  3,000  passengers  each. 


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VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


From  Adams  Street  North  on  Dearborn. 

The  great  height  of  many  of  the  buildings  included  in  the  accompanying 
illustration  is  not  apparent  at  a  glance,  that  of  the  entire  block  in  the  right 
foreground  varying  from  100  to  140  feet.  The  Palnvjr  House,  farther  to  the 
right,  was  once,  architecturally,  the  admiration  of  the  West.  Near  the  left 
foreground  may  be  seen  the  Montauk  Block,  the  first  of  Chicago's  high  steel 
buildings.  In  the  scene  are  tho  First  National  Bank,  the  largest  financial 
institution  in  Chicago;  the  Tribune,  and  the  Har;ford.  Kinsley's  famous 
restaurant  is  seen  in  the  foreground,  and  the  Honore  Building,  twice  burned 
and  restored,  has  been  occupied  by  the  Post  Office,  the  Army,  and  the  Union 
League  Club.  This  square  faces  the  Post  Office  on  the  north. 

also  seen  in  another  view,  No.  7.  The 
peculiarities  and  traditions  of  this  great  hotel 
are  noted  in  our  chapter  on  "  Hotels."  The 
main  interior  is  of  brick,  steel,  and  tile,  and 
it  was  the  first  fire-proof  hotel  in  the  West. 
The  State  Street  front  of  275  feet  is  elabo 
rate  and  impressive.  The  total  frontages, 
besides  the  foregoing,  are  300  feet  on  Monroe 
and  300  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue.  The  main 
building  is  9  stories  or  100 feet  high.  There 
are  15  stores,  700  rooms,  and  3  passenger  ele- 
vators. It  was  common  report  in  1873  that 
this  property  cost  $4,000,000.  The  rotunda 
and  corridor  are  106  feet  long,  64  feet  wide, 
and  36  feet  high.  There  are  some  historical 
paintings  to  be  seen. 

6.  The  Adams  Express  Building, 
At  183-189  Dearborn  Street,  is  probably  the 
most  imposing  old-style  structure  in  Chi- 
cago. Its  outer  walls  are  of  the  cyclopean 
thickness  and  weight  that  came  in  with  the 
early  steel  buildings.  Particularly  notice- 
able is  the  magnificent  granite  arch  at  its 
portal.  The  lot  is  100  feet  wide  and  130  feet 
deep.  The  building  stands  140  feet  high, 
with  10  stories  and  basement,  and  contains 
3  stores,  223  offices,  3  elevators,  and  700  in- 
habitants. It  is  occupied  by  heavy  firms  and 
companies,  and  has  always  maintained  a 
first-class  standing  among  tenants.  It  was 
erected  in  1884,  at  a  cost  of  $450,000. 

7.  The  Commercial  Bank  Building:, 
At  the  southeast  corner  of  Dearborn  and 
Monroe  streets,  fronts  90  feet  on  Dearborn 
and  131  feet  on  Monroe,  and  is  100  feet  high, 
with  6  stories  and  basement.  The  bank  and 
security  vaults  occupy  the  first  floor  and 
basement;  the  upper  floors  are  served  by  2 
passenger  elevators.  There  are  100  offices, 
with  300  occupants,  who  are  publishers, 
lawyers,  agents,  and  insurance  and  real- 
estate  men.  The  exterior  is  granite,  brick, 
and  steel,  and  presents  an  imposing  appear- 
ance. The  structure  was  erected  in  1884,  at 
a  cost  of  $300,000.  . 

8.    The  Moutauk  Building, 
At  115  Monroe  Street,  has  a  frontage  of  90 


1.  The  Quincy  Building:, 

At  the  northeast  corner  of  Clark  and  Adams 
streets,  fronts  60  feet  on  Clark  and  80  feet 
on  Adams.  It  is  70  feet  high,  with  5  stories 
and  basement.  There  are  45  offices  and  1 
elevator.  The  occupancy  is  miscellaneous, 
but  largely  professional.  Erected  in  1873. 

2.  The  Kinsley  Building, 

At  105-107  Adams  Street,  is  a  steel  building 
65  feet  high,  with  5  stories  and  basement 
The  lot  is  55  feet  wide  and  180  feet  deep. 
This  first-class  refectory  was  erected  in  1885, 
at  a  cost  of  *500,000.  and  is  wholly  occupied 
by  Kinsley,  the  caterer  and  restaurateur. 

3.  The  Honore  Building, 

At  the  northwest  corner  of  Dearborn  and 
Adams  streets,  is  occupied  by  the  Marquette 
Hotel.  It  fronts  185  feet  on  Dearborn  and 
100  on  Adams  Street,  is  65  feet  high,  and  has 
6  stories  and  basement,  with  12  stores,  10 
offices,  and  300  rooms.  There  are  2  passen- 
ger elevators.  The  outer  walls  are  possibly 
the  most  ornate  that  remain  in  Chicago,  if 
we  except  the  Palmer  Houss.  The  model  of 
thi !  building  was  completed  in  1871,  burned 
in  1871,  rebuilt  in  1872  with  much  salvage, 
and  gutted  by  fire  early  in  the  eighties. 

4.  The  Fair  Buildings 
Occupy   the   half   of   a   square    on   State, 
Adams,  and  Dearborn  streets.    The  princi- 
pal structure  is  a  high  steel  building.    Its 
dimensions  are  as  follows:      Fronton  Dear- 
born, 200  feet;  depth,  about  180  feet;  height, 
9    stories   and    basement.      In  the  various 
buildings  are  12  passenger  elevators.    There 
are  100  departments— that  is    100  different 
stocks  of  goods— and  2,500  employes.    The 
annual  sales  are  $8,000,000    at  retail.     The 
Fair  was  established  in  1875.  by  E.  J.  Leh- 
man.   The  new  building  was  erected  in  1891, 
and  all  of  the  extensive  operations  on  this 
ground  went  forward  without  stopping  or  de- 
creasing the  regular  operations  of  the  firm. 

5.  The  Palmer  House, 

Which  is  partly  shown  at  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  State  and  Monroe  streets,  may  be 


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feet  and  a  depth  of  180  feet.  It  is  130  feet 
high,  in  10  stories,  of  steel  construction,  on 
heavy  foundations,  with  thick  walls.  It  has 
150  offices,  300  occupants,  and  2  passenger 
elevators.  Erected  in  1882,  at  a  cost  of 
$325,000;  the  first  high  steel  building  in 
Chicago. 

9.  The  First  National  Bank  Building, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Dearborn  and 
Monroe  streets,  occupies  the  site  of  the  old 
Post  Office  Building.  The  building  offers  a 
spectacle  of  handsome  proportions,  combin- 
ing strength,  durability,  and  great  size.  It 
is  surrounded  on  all  sides  with  light  and  air. 
Dimensions:  On  Dearborn  Street,  192  feet 
to  alley;  on  Monroe  Street,  96  feet  to  alley; 
100  feet  high,  with  6  stories  and  high  base- 
ment. There  are  3  elevators  and  100  offices. 
It  was  erected  in  1880,  and  is  described 
among  our  notable  high  buildings.  The  bank 
inside  is  a  fine  sight.  The  remainder  of  the 
building  is  occupied  by  corporations,  attor- 
neys, leading  real-estate  operators,  pro- 
moters, and  financial  men  generally. 

1O.  The  Stock  Exchange  Building, 
At  the  northeast  corner  of  Dearborn  and 
Monroe  streets,  was  erected  in  1882,  and 
remodeled  at  great  cost  in  1889.  It  is  a  very 
large  brick  structure,  with  104  feet  front  on 
Dearborn  and  120  feet  on  Monroe,  100  feet 
high,  and  7  stories  and  low  basement.  It 
has  100  offices  and  3  passenger  elevators, 
and  since  its  renovation  has  been  a  busy 
building.  It  is  to  lose  the  Stock  Exchange, 
which  goes  to  its  new  home  at  Washington 
and  La  Salle,  but  is  the  rendezvous  of  many 
financial  men  arid  speculators.  The  fee  of 
this  entire  city  square  is  school  property. 

11.    The  Mentor  Block, 
At  the  northeast  corner  of  Monroe  and  State 
streets,  fronts  26  feet  on  State  and  80  feet 
on  Monroe,  85  feet  high,  7  stories.    It  was 
erected  in  1873. 

12.  The  Schlesinger  &  Mayer  Building, 
At  the  southeast  corner  of  State  and  Madi- 
son streets,  fronts  200  feet  on  State  and  80 
on  Madison.  It  is  75  feet  high,  with  7  stories 
and  basement,  and  2  passenger  elevators. 
Here  is  one  of  the  popular  retail  dry-goods 
stores,  with  annual  sales  of  $5,000,000.  There 
are  1,000  employes.  The  building,  erected 
in  1873,  has  a  conspicuous  stone  front. 

13.  The  Evening-  Journal  Building, 
At  159-161  Dearborn  Street,  once  boasted  a 
beautiful  fa9ade,  but  this  was  removed  in 
1889,  when  the  structure  was  remodeled. 
The  building  has  burned  twice.  It  is  40  feet 
wide,  120  feet  deep,  and  80  high,  with  7 
stories.  It  is  occupied  by  the  Saratoga 
Hotel  and  the  Journal,  the  oldest  daily  pub- 
lication in  the  West. 

14.    The  Tribune  Building: 
Fronts  120  feet  on  Madison  Street   and  72 
feet  on  Dearborn,  at  tb,e-  southeast  corner. 


and  stands  beside  McVicker's  Theater.  The 
first  Tribune  building  was  finished  in  1869, 
and  its  walls  were  partly  saved  in  the  rebuild- 
ing of  1872,  after  the  Great  Fire.  The  type 
of  the  Tribune  is  set  on  the  upper  or  fifth 
floor;  the  editorial  rooms  are  on  the  fourth 
and  fifth;  the  presses  are  in  the  basement, 
and  the  counting-room  occupies  the  main 
portion  of  the  lower  floor.  Tenants  of  vari- 
ous professions  fill  the  3  stores  and  S!0  offices 
which  remain  for  rent  to  the  public.  The 

5  stories  and  basement  are  65  feet  high  from 
the  sidewalk.    John  McDevitt,  the  billiard 
champion,  was  burned  to  death  under  the 
sidewalk  on  the  Madison  side  October  10, 
1871. 

15.  The  Hartford  Building: 
Is  a  steel  sky-scraper,  with  92  feet  on  Dear- 
born Street  and  50  feet  on  Madison  Street,  at 
the  southwest  corner.  Its  14  stories  carry 
it  165  feet  high,  and  its  skeleton  construc- 
tion leaves  no  weight  on  the  outer  walls, 
which  are  light.  It  has  4  ele>  ators  and  260 
offices  and  banking  quarters;  among  the 
occupants  are  the  Chemical  National  Bank. 
Real-estate  and  loan  agents  and  financial 
corporations  gather  here.  This,  the  tallest 
building  in  the  scene,  was  erected  during 
the  busy  year  1892. 

16.  The  Inter  Ocean  Building: 
Is  nearly  concealed  behind  the  Hartford, 
at  the  northwest  corner  of  Madison  and 
Dearborn  streets.  A  steel  building  on  a  very 
small  lot  rises  at  the  corner,  and  this  lot 
brought  the  highest  price  per  square  foot 
that  has  yet  been  paid  for  Chicago  real 
estate.  The  entire  premises  front  100  feet 
on  Madison  and  50  on  Dearborn.  The  old 
stone-front  was  erected  in  1873.  The  steel 
corner  building  was  built  in  1889,  when  the 
entire  ulterior  was  remodeled.  There  are  2 
elevators  and  75  offices  for  the  public,  with 
a  handsome  interior  covered  court.  The 
portion  occupied  by  the  newspaper  corre- 
sponds with  that  of  the  Tribune  in  its 
building. 

17.    The  Union  Trust  &  Savings  Bank 

Building 

Fronts  50  feet  on  Madison  Street  and  75 
feet  on  Dearborn,  at  the  northeast  corner, 
and  is  60  feet  high,  with  5  stories  and  base- 
ment. This  is  a  handsome  building  of  the 
old  style,  intended  for  bankers  and  profes- 
sional men.  It  has  3  stores,  25  offices,  and 
1  elevator.  The  bank  occupies  the  corner 
room.  Edison's  phonograph  was  first  pub- 
licly exhibited  in  the  West  in  this  room. 
Erected  in  1876. 

18.    The  A.  C.  McClurgr  Building 
Fronts  150  feet  on  Madison    Street  and  72 
feet  on  Wabash  Avenue,  at  the  northwest 
corner.    It  is  a  brick  block  75  feet  high,  with 

6  stories  and  basement.    It  was  erected  in 
1873,  and  contains  one  of  the  largest  book- 
stores ia  the  country. 


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Suburban  trains. — Every  one  of  the  seven  railway  stations  is  the  terminal 
of  suburban  trains.  Besides  (1)  the  Illinois  Central,  which  collected  15,000,000 
fares  a  year  before  the  Exposition,  there  are  (2)  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  trains  to  Riverside  and  Aurora;  (8)  the  North- Western  trains  to  Elgin, 
Desplaines,  and  Waukegan,  and  beyond ;  (4)  the  Chicago  &  Northern  Pacific 
trains  to  Franklin  Park;  (5)  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  trains  to 
Evanston  and  Galewood ;  (6)  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  trains  to  Momence ; 
and  many  others  which  the  map  will  show,  our  only  object  being  to  direct 
casual  attention  to  that  manner  of  getting  away  temporarily  from  the  city. 

West  Side  Elevated  roads. — A  line  has  been  building  for  many  years 
on  Lake  Street,  and  another  company  is  buying  a  right-of-way  near  Van  Buren 
Street  westward,  and  southward  near  Paulina  Street. 

Parmelee's  omnibuses. — As  your  train  nears  Chicago,  an  agent,  bearing 
on  his  arm  a  large  ring  filled  with  leather  straps  and  brass  checks,  enters  the 
car  and  inquires  if  you  want  your  baggage  transferred  to  any  other  station  or 
taken  to  any  hotel,  or  if  you  wish  to  be  taken  to  either  place.  If  you  pay  him 
50  cents  he  will  give  you  an  omnibus  ticket  and  a  check  which  will  identify 
your  trunk  at  the  destination  to  which  he  will  see  that  you  are  carried.  You 
are  to  give  him  your  baggage-check.  At  the  station  a  bus  will  be  in  readiness. 
Do  not  be  afraid  to  surrender  your  baggage-check  to  him,  but  you  must 
be  able  to  tell  him  exactly  where  you  wish  to  be  taken.  Should  you  wish 
your  baggage  transferred  to  any  point  outside  the  business  center  (not  exceed- 
ing five  miles),  the  agent  will,  upon  payment  of  50  cents,  give  you  a  delivery 
check,  and  insure  its  prompt  delivery.  To  points  over  five  miles  from  the 
Court  House,  an  additional  charge  of  25  cents  is  made  for  each  separate  piece. 


HOTELS. 

When  it  was  announced,  months  ago,  that  the  late  Col.  Elliot  Shepard  of 
New  York  City  had  engaged  accommodations  for  the  summer  of  1893,  at  the 
Auditorium  Hotel  in  Chicago,  which  would  cost  him  $25,000,  people  were 
enabled  to  form  an  idea  of  the  luxury  of  modern  hotel  conveniences,  and 
of  the  animated  competition  there  would  be  among  the  wealthy  of  all  nations 
for  the  best  quarters  during  the  World's  Fair. 

But  a  great  hotel  is  much  more  than  a  place  to  eat  and  sleep  in.  Its  lobby 
is  the  people's  club,  men  meet  to  settle  political  and  commercial  questions  of 
vast  importance.  It  can  not  fail  to  entertain  and  instruct  the  reader  if  we 
tarry  a  moment  among  the  great  hotels  of  Chicago,  in  order  to  note  some 
special  features  for  which  they  are  justly  distinguished,  and  we  shall  begin, 
taking  them  in  alphabetical  order,  with — 

The  Auditorium. — In  1887  Ferdinand  W.  Peck,  a  very  wealthy  citizen, 
induced  a  number  of  other  public-spirited  Chicagoans  to  unite  wjth  him  to 
erect  in  Chicago  the  largest  theater  in  the  world.  Under  the  same  roof  with 
that  theater  is  a  hotel  of  400  rooms.  The  Auditorium,  dedicated  by  the 
President  of  the  United  States  and  Adelina  Patti,  at  Christmas,  1889,  became 
the  admiration  of  the  world.  The  hotel  at  once  took  a  place  second  to  none, 
and  its  sumptuous  apartments  are  always  occupied  by  celebrated  travelers  and 
visitors.  So  marked  has  been  the  success  of  this  hotel,  that  an  extension  has 
been  built  across  the  street,  connected  with  it  by  tunnels  under  Congress  Street. 
For  permission  to  construct  and  use  them  the  hotel  company  pays  the  city  a 
rental  of  $1,000  a  year.  The  position  of  this  hotel,  on  the  finest  street  in  the 
_New  World ,  on  the  Great  Lake,  and  in  the  heart  of  the  city,  has  given  it  advan- 
tages which  its  proprietors  have  not  been  slow  to  improve.  Its  banquet-hall 
is  very  handsome.  The  cafe  is  renowned  for  its  fine  cooking,  and  the  hotel 
has  the  large  number  of  200  rooms  with  marble  baths  attached.  In  the  finish- 
ing of  this  house,  the  use  of  onyx  and  porphyry  has  been  carried  to  perfection, 
and  the  sight-seer  should  pay  the  office  a  visit  and  examine  its  beautiful 
decorations.  The  dining-hall  and  kitchen  have  been  put  at  the  top  of  the 
hotel,  so  that  there  can  be  no  culinary  odors  on  the  lower  floors,  and  here  one 
may  eat  at  an  enormous  height  above  the  lake.  The  tower  of  the  Auditorium 
is  270  feet  high,  and  for  a  fee  of  25  cents  you  can  take  the  elevator  to  the  top. 
On  a  clear  day  the  limits  of  the  city  may  be  seen,  and  the  shores  of  Michi- 
gan and  Indiana  are  visible.  The  Signal  Weather  Bureau  officer  for  Chicago 
has  his  headquarters  in  this  tower. 

The  Briggs  House,  at  the  corner  of  Randolph  and  Fifth  Avenue,  was 
one  of  the  leading  hotels  of  curlier  days.  Before  the  fire  it  had  much  the  sam« 

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reputation  that  the  Richelieu  and  the  Virginia  have  now.  Although  rebuilt  in 
1872  with  much  larger  dimensions,  its  reputation  sank  for  twenty  years.  At 
last,  in  1892,  it  came  into  the  hands  of  William  M.  Knight,  who,  after  a 
thorough  overhauling,  converted  it  into  a  high-class  hostelry,  with  all  the  con- 
veniences of  modern  life.  The  Briggs  House,  thus  restored  to  first-class  rank, 
offers,  like  the  Sherman  House,  an  uncommon  advantage  to  persons  wishing 
to  visit  on  the  West  and  North  sides.  Trains  for  all  the  West  Side  parks  may 
be  taken  at  the  door,  and  Lincoln  Park  cables  pass  but  one  block  east. 

The  Clifton  House,  northwest  corner  of  Wabash  Avenue  and  Monroe 
Street,  ranks  among  Chicago's  most  popular  and  nourishing  hotels.  Since  the 
Great  Fire  the  proper! y  has  been  improved  in  every  way,  the  new  Clifton  being 
notable  for  luxuriousness  and  comfort  in  all  its  appointments.  The  building 
is  six  stories  in  height,  solidly  constructed,  and  provided  with  accommodation 
for  500  guests.  Its  present  well-known  management  enjoys  an  established 
and  deserved  patronage. 

The  Commercial  Hotel  is  famous  for  its  low  rates  and  its  long  lists  of 
daily  arrivals.  Its  patronage  is  such  that  more  guests  come  and  go  from  its 
rooms  and  tables  than  from  any  other  hotel  of  its  size  in  the  city.  Its 
proprietor  is  Charles  W.  Dabb,  formerly  chief  clerk  of  the  Palmer  House. 
Thus  he  inherited  some  of  the  commercial  patronage  of  the  Palmer.  Another 
feature  of  the  Commercial  is  the  fact  that  juries  in  many  of  the  more-cele- 
brated criminal  trials  have  been  quartered  here. 

The  Grand  Pacific  Hotel. — There  are  some  structures  so  well  conceived 
that  modern  invention  or  change  does  not  destroy  their  beauty  and  utility. 
Thus  the  Grand  Pacific,  standing  at  the  doors  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  its  own 
portals  almost  opening  into  the  parlor  cars  of  the  Lake  Shore  and  Rock  Island 
railways,  surrounded  by  the  steel  constructions  of  the  eighties,  while  it 
remains  the  stone  colossus  of  the  seventies,  is  in  some  respects  unrivaled 
among  Chicago  hotels.  Why?  Because  of  its  vast  lobbies  and  corridors 
where  enormous  crowds  of  people  can  move  about  with  ease.  This  building, 
which  cost  over  a  million,  stands  on  land  the  western  half  of  which  belongs  to 
the  Northwestern  University  at  Evanston.  In  1870  it  was  leased  for  ninety- 
nine  years,  at  a  revaluation  for  every  five  years.  Another  notable  fact  in  the 
history  of  this  hotel  is,  it  has  been  twice  built  on  the  same  plan.  The  first 
structure  was  burned  the  morning  of  October  9,  1871,  about  7  o'clock.  It  was 
rebuilt,  and  its  completion  was  celebrated  by  the  June  jubilee  in  the  Van 
Buren  Street  station  in  1873,  which  was  promoted  by  Henry  W.  Smith,  at  one 
time  managing  editor  of  the  Tribune.  The  Grand  Pacific  has  been  fampus  for 
two  things.  It  has  always  been  Republican  headquarters — that  is,  Republican 
politicians  of  this  and  other  States  have  given  it  the  preference,  and  its  club- 
rooms  have  witnessed  many  eventful  political  gatherings.  The  scenes  at  this 
hotel  during  a  national  convention — and  we  may  perhaps  mention  the  Grant- 


62  HOTELS. 

Garfield-Blaine  contest  of  1880  as  an  example— were  of  unequaled  interest 
and  excitement.  It  has,  in  the  second  place,  always  been  a  hotel  for  railroad 
men.  The  ticket-offices  are  all  near  by.  Because  this  hotel  is  not  ten  stories 
high,  no  one  must  imagine  that  it  has  not  eagerly  seized  upon  every  improve- 
ment of  the  age.  Great  surfaces  of  marble  flooring,  wainscoting,  ceiling, 
shining  brass;  electric  appliances  of  all  kinds;  an  army  of  help;  a  celebrated 
cafe",  and  a  popular  table  d'hote,  or  dinner  for  business  men;  luxurious  chairs, 
even  for  the  chance  visitor;  38,000  yards  of  rich  carpets;  halls  that  are  parlors, 
and  parlors  that  are  adequate  for  the  receptions  given  by  national  celebrities — 
these  are  some  of  the  noteworthy  features.  The  Grand  Pacific  covers  an  acre 
and  a  half  of  ground,  with  1,000  feet  of  frontage,  and  600  rooms;  and  detailed 
statistics  regarding  lights,  annunciators,  speaking-tubes,  shops,  etc.,  would 
fill  two  pages.  We  may  say  of  it,  truly,  that  for  twenty  years  it  has  answered 
the  purposes  in  Chicago  of  a  European  "arcade"  or  "passage/'  and  in  inclement 
weather  it  becomes  an  indoor  city.  The  marked  success  of  this  popular  house 
is  due  to  Messrs.  Drake,  Parker  &  Co.,  whose  management  has  long  rendered 
it  the  favorite  resort  of  thousands  of  Americans  and  Europeans. 

The  Great  Northern. — This  hotel  covers  a  quarter  of  a  block  and  is 
sixteen  stories  high.  The  electric  lights  which  blaze  so  brilliantly  from  its 
lofty  summit,  and  which  catch  the  eye  and  excite  the  amazement  of  every 
visitor,  are  but  one  of  the  many  objects  of  interest  connected  with  this  hotel. 
The  sumptuous  marble  cafe,  the  golden  electric  lusters  on  the  top  ceiling, 
the  brocaded  velvets,  the  Roman  and  Pompeian  mosaic,  the  glittering  brasses, 
and  the  delicate  potteries  deserve  careful  examination.  The  Great  Northern 
stands  on  Jackson  at  Dearborn.  It  makes  Jackson — with  the  Grand  Pacific, 
Grace,  "Wellington,  and  Lelaud — a  famous  street  of  hotels. 

The  Hotel  Metropole,  a  handsome  fire-proof  structure  of  pressed  brick 
and  brownstone,  is  situated  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Michigan  Avenue 
and  Twenty-third  Street.  The  interior  decorations  and  furnishings  are  very 
recherche,  and  its  patronage  is  of  a  high  order.  This  hotel  was  opened  to  the 
public  in  the  fall  of  1892,  since  which  time  its  business  has  been  phenomenal. 
Both  the  American  and  European  plans  have  been  adopted  by  its  proprietors, 
The  Metropole  Hotel  Co.,  with  rates  ranging  $4  and  upward  per  day. 

The  Hotel  Woodruff,  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Wabash  Avenue  and 
Twenty-first  Street,  has  been  a  noted  family  hotel  for  many  years.  It  has 
all  modern  conveniences,  is  admirably  located,  and  enjoys  a  good  reputa- 
tion as  regards  cuisine  and  management.  It  is  run  exclusively  on  the 
American  plan,  the  rates  varying  from  $3  to  $5  per  day.  J.  W.  Boardman 
&  Co.,  who  were  the  proprietors  for  nearly  twenty  years,  were  succeeded  by 
The  E.  8.  Douglass  Co.  on  September  15th  of  last  year. 

The  Leland  Hotel. — This  Lake  Front  hotel  has  been  brought  to  great 
prominence  within  ten  years  by  Warren  F.  Leland,  a  member  of  the  most-cele- 


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brated  family  of  hotel  men  that  America  has  produced.  The  Leland  (ouce  the 
Gardner  House)  stands  at  the  corner  of  Jackson  Street  and  Michigan  Boule- 
vard. Starting  from  here  you  can  drive  on  a  fine  macadam  pavement  eight 
miles  south,  nearly  in  a  straight  line.  No  traffic  wagons  can  go  on  a  boule- 
vard. For  years,  in  the  cafe,  a  table  d'hote  dinner  has  been  served  for  a  dollar 
a  plate  (with  wine  at  25  cents  a  bottle  extra)  that  has  had  no  equal  in  the  city 
for  the  price.  Music  has  been  a  feature  of  the  house.  It  has  an  artesian  well, 
an  excellent  cuisine,  and  many  specimens  of  fine  work  in  marble  and  brass  that 
can  not  be  praised  too  highly.  Its  wide  front  has  always  been  a  favorite  place 
for  the  enjoyment  of  the  lake  breeze  in  hot  weather,  and  the  founder  of  the 
Lelaud  is  celebrated  as  one  of  the  men  who  fought  bravely  to  preserve  the 
Lake  Front  Park  for  his  city. 

The  Lexington  Hotel,  one  of  the  largest  and  most  magnificently  fur- 
nished hotels  in  America,  is  admirably  situated  on  the  northeast  corner  of 
Michigan  Avenue  and  Twenty-second  Street.  The  building,  constructed  of 
steel,  is  thoroughly  fire-proof,  with  a  massive-looking  exterior  of  dark  pressed 
brick,  brownstone,  and  terra  cotta.  There  are  400  guest-rooms,  250  of  which 
are  connected  with  private  baths;  3  passenger  elevators,  and  every  modern 
convenience.  The  main  entrance  is  from  Michigan  Avenue,  and  opens  into  a 
\\ide  vestibule  leading  to  the  rotunda,  68x50  feet  in  size,  the  floors  of  which 
are  mosaic  and  the  wainscotings  of  variegated  African  marble.  The  main 
parlors  are  located  in  the  southwest  corner  of  the  second  floor.  The  first, 
or  "drawing-room,"  is  beautifully  decorated  in  the  Renaissance  style,  with 
tints  of  gold  and  cream  color.  This  room  has  a  magnificent  onyx  mantel  of 
grand  proportions,  costing  $1,000,  and  the  walls  are  hung  with  silk  tapes- 
tries of  exquisite  design  and  workmanship.  The  middle  parlor  is  finished 
in  the  rococo  style,  and  the  one  adjoining  in  the  style  of  Louis  XIV.,  the 
general  tone  being  a  delicate  buff.  Adorning  the  wall  of  the  main  dining- 
room  is  a  large  oil-painting  of  the  Battle  of  Lexington  by  a  celebrated 
English  artist.  Accommodations  on  cither  the  American  or  European  plan 
may  be  secured  at  rates  from  $4  to  $25  per  day.  This  hotel  was  opened 
on  September  1,  1892,  by  Mr.  Bacheldor,  and  its  guests  are  from  the  very 
elite  of  this  and  other  cities. 

The  Massasoit  House  has  been  in  the  same  place  for  thirty-five  years 
— at  the  southwest  corner  of  Central  Avenue  and  South  Water  Street,  along- 
side the  old  Illinois  Central  Depot  at  the  foot  of  Lake  Street.  It  was  built  in 
1857  .by  David  A.  Gage  and  his  brother. 

The  Palmer  House  occupies  much  of  the  ground  bounded  by  Monroe, 
Wabash,  State,  and  Adams.  Gradual  additions  have  been  made  in  the  blocks 
on  Wabash  Avenue,  until  the  corridors  of  the  Palmer  extend  long  distances 
from  the  elevators.  Before  the  fire  of  1871,  this  hotel  stood  at  the  northwest 
corner  of  State  and  Quincy  streets,  and  was  the  tallest  building  in  the  city. 


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North  from  East  Adams  Street. 


The  scene  laid  before  the  eye  on  the  opposite  page  has  for  its  features  the 
Lake  Front,  the  Metropolitan  Business  College,  the  high  steel  building  of  the 
Athletic  Club,  and  the  Palmer  House,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Monroe  and 
State  streets,  also  portrayed  on  another  page,  and  there  described.  Great 
wholesale  and  retail  shops  abound  in  this  region,  and  many  art-stores  may 
be  found  along  Wabash  Avenue.  Hidden  behind  the  tallest  building  in  the 
picture  is  the  new  steel  structure  of  the  Western  Bank  Note  Company,  where 
the  Whist  Club  has  its  quarters.  A  highly  attractive  detail  of  the  view  here 
represented  is  the  portion  of  Lake  Front  Park,  commanding  an  unobstructed 
survey  of  Lake  Michigan,  which  at  early  morning  or  in  the  afternoon  light 
presents  a  charming  perspective. 


1.  The  "Leader  Building, 

At  the  northeast  corner  of  State  and  Adams 
streets,  has  34  departments  or  lines  of  busi- 
ness, with  475  employes.  The  building  is  an 
old-style  stone-front,  erected  in  1873,  front- 
ing 140  feet  on  State  and  120  on  Adams 
Street,  4  stories  and  basement,  or  55  feet 
high,  with  2  passenger  elevators  for  the 
public. 

2.  The  Qibbs  Building, 

At  the  northwest  corner  of  Wabash  Avenue 
and  Adams  Street,  was  erected  in  1874.  It 
has  frontages  of  90  feet  on  Adams  Street  and 
40  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue.  It  is  higher  than 
the  Leader  Building  (85  feet),  having  5  stories 
and  basement,  and  is  occupied  by  music- 
sellers,  wholesale  jewelers,  and  manufactur- 
ers1 agents.  There  is  an  elevator. 

3.  The  A.  H.  Revel!  Building, 
Northeast  corner  of  Wabash  Avenue  and 
Adams  Street.  This  edifice,  which  now  pre- 
sents within  an  appearance  so  distinguished, 
has  had  an  eventful  history  for  years  past. 
It  was  once  filled  with  a  retail  stock  of  dry 
goods  by  Gage  Brothers,  and  later  by  Carson, 
Pirie,  Scott  &  Co. ;  it  stood  vacant  at  the  time 
of  the  Siegel-Cooper  fire  in  September,  1891, 
and  that  firm  moved  in  and  occupied  it  while 
the  Leiter  Building  was  finishing  at  Van 
Buren  and  State,  and  at  last  Revell  placed  it 
among  the  sights  of  Chicago.  This  6-story 
structure  is  a  stone-front  of  1873,  modern- 
ized by  Revell  in  1891,  100  feet  on  Wabash 
Avenue,  160  on  Adams,  75  feet  high,  with  2 
passenger  and  3  freight  elevators. 

4:.  The  Hotel  Brunswick 
Has  an  enviable  frontage  directly  at  the 
commencement  of  the  famous  lake  shore 
facades  of  Michigan  Boulevard.  It  is  oppo- 
site the  Pullman  Building,  being  situated  at 
the  northwest  corner  of  Adams  Street,  with 
100  feet  on  Adams  and  40  feet  on  the  boule- 
vard. The  structure,  which  is  of  the  later 


period  (built  in  1883),  has  6  stories  and  base- 
ment, 85  feet  high,  100  rooms.  2  stores,  and  a 
passenger  elevator.  The  walls  are  of  brick, 
iron,  and  terra  cotta.  The  house  is  kept  on 
the  American  plan. 

5.  The  "Williams  Building 
Is  diagonally  opposite,  at  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  Monroe  Street  and  Wabash  Avenue. 
Here  is  the  wholesale  millinery-store  of 
Edson Keith  &  Co.,  one  of  the  largest  in  the 
world,  which  all  women  visitors  should  see, 
and  Lyon,  Potter  &  Co.  's  music-house.  The 
building  stretche  i  along  no  less  than  160  feet 
on  Wabash  Avenue  and  180  on  Monroe 
Street,  with  5  stories,  75  feet  high,  3  passen- 
ger elevators  and  2  freight  elevators.  The 
style  is  that  of  1873,  with  considerable  ele- 
gance of  exterior. 

6.    The  Clifton  House. 

At  the  northwest  corner  of  Wabash  Avenue 
and  Monroe  Street.  Here  stands  one  of  the 
oldest  of  the  family  hotels,  noted,  under 
various  managements,  for  the  elegance  of 
its  belongings  and  the  exclusive  quality  of  its 
family  guests.  Vast  sums  have  several 
times  been  expended  on  the  furnishings  of 
the  Clifton.  The  building,  has  160  feet  on 
Monroe  Street  aud  80  on  Wabash  Avenue. 
It  is  75  feet  high,  with  6  stories  and  b.ase- 
ment,  155  rooms,  and  6  stores.  There  are  2 
elevators.  The  style  is  that  of  1873. 

7.  The  Powers  Building 
Rises  to  7  stories  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
Michigan  Boulevard  and  Monroe  Street,  and 
presents  some  beautiful  little  shops  on  each 
thoroughfare.  While  it  has  172  feet  ou 
Monroe,  there  are  only  38  feet  on  the  boule- 
vard. The  building  is  100  feet  high,  in  7 
stories,  and  has  the  Metropolitan  Business 
College  for  its  principal  tenant,  along  with 
wholesale  jewelers,  tailors,  and  small  shop- 
keepers. There  are  2  elevators.  The  con- 
struction is  that  of  the  year  1890,  stone, 


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steel,  brick,  and  terra  cotta,  at  a  cost  of 
$200,000.  (See  "  Notable  High  Buildings.") 

8.  The  Chicago  Fire  Cyclorama. 
At  127-132  Michigan  Avenue,  receives  some 
description  and  comment  in  our  chapter  on 
"Amusements."  The  building  was  erected 
in  1892,  and  occupies  a  lot  120  feet  wide  by 
180  feet  deep.  The  height  is  60  feet.  It  is 
said  that  144,000  people  view  the  circular 
painting  each  year. 

9.    The  Chicago  Athletic  Association's 

Building 

Is  conspicuous  in  our  drawing,  and  has  a  his- 
tory singular  among  all  the  genuine  steel 
buildings  so  far  built  in  the  world.  No 
"sooner  was  the  colossal  structure  under  roof 
than,  on  October  31, 1892,  fire  damaged  it  to 
the  extent  of  $200,000.  It  stands  at  124-126 
Michigan  Avenue,  80  feet  front,  172  feet  deep, 
165  feet  high,  10  stories  and  basement,  and 


boasts  the  largest  number  of  athletic  con- 
veniences that  nave  been  arranged  together. 
The  architecture  follows  the  order  set  down 
in  our  chapter  on  "  Steel  Construction,"  or 
the  description  of  Rand-McNally's  in  the 
chapter  on  "  Notable  High  Buildings."  It 
cost  $600,000,  and  was  repaired  and  finished 
in  1893. 

1O.  The^fContinental  Hotel, 
Southeast  cftrner  of  Wabash  Avenue  and 
Madison  Street,  carries  us  to  the  end  of  the 
picture,  and  to  a  building  which  was  once 
the  home  of  the  Chicago  Public  Library ;  and 
here  Librarian  Hild  began  as  a  lad  to  learn 
his  profession.  The  store-rooms  are  occu- 
pierf  by  the  Woman's  Exchange  and  a  large 
millinery  establishment.  The  building  is  a 
stone-front  of  1873,  120  feet  on  Madison 
Street,  100  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue,  60  feet 
high,  4  stories,  150  rooms,  3  stores,  and  1 
elevator. 


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HOTELS.  57 

It  was  rebuilt  on  its  present  site,  and  lias  always  ranked  as  one  of  the  first-class 
hotels  of  the  world.  Two  of  its  distinguishing  features  are,  in  part,  that  it  has 
always  been  Democratic  headquarters  and  the  favorite  of  commercial  travelers. 
Its  lobbies  have  always  been  attractive  rather  for  their  beauty  than  their  size, 
but  its  grand  State  Street  portico,  and  its  architecture  generally,  are  quite 
striking.  It  holds  its  own  among  the  new  buildings,  both  for  external  beauty 
and  convenience  of  interior  arrangements.  Tine  entresol,  or  gallery  floor,  and 
the.  writing-room  under  skylight  in  the  rotunda,  are  features  that  have 
commended  this  hotel  strongly  to  its  patrons.  The  dining-halls  have  always 
ranked  among  the  handsomest  in  Chicago,  and  the  parlors,  "bridal-chambers," 
halls,  and  many  suites  of  rooms  have  exhausted  the  resources  of  French  and 
American  ho  use- furnishing  art.  The  Palmer  House  has  always  been  a  famous 
banqueting-place,  and  many  societies,  such  as  the  religious  unions  and  State 
societies,  give  their_dinners  there.  The  proprietor  of  this  hotel,  Potter  Palmer, 
is  one  of  the  wealthiest  of  Chicagoans,  and  resides  on  the  Lake  Shore  Drive, 
just  south  of  Lincoln  Park,  in  a  house  that  probably  stands  unique  among 
American  mansions,  having  many  of  the  characteristics  of  a  medieval  castle. 
Mrs.  Potter  Palmer,  President  of  the  Board  of  Lady  Managers  of  the  World's 
Fair,  has,  by  a  generous  use  of  her  home,  wealth,  and  talent,  given  an 
extraordinary  and  world-wide  impetus  to  the  ambition  of  women  to  be  repre- 
sented in  the  industrial  progress  of  nations.  The  Palmer  and  Grand  Pacific 
have  been  the  two  hotels  most  talked  about  since  the  fire,  as  the  Sherman  and 
Tremont  were  in  the  mouths  of  every  townsman  before  the  fire.  The  Palmer 
was  the  first  iron-built  inn  west  of  the  Alleganies,  and  for  years  its  700  rooms, 
nine  stories,  and  roof  conservatory  were  the  marvels  of  the  Northwest. 

The  Revere  House — American  and  European  plans— stood  first  on  the 
southeast  corner  of  Randolph  and  Dearborn  streets,  where  it  was  succeeded 
by  the  McCormick  Block.  The  hotel  was  then  built  on  North  Clark  Street, 
at  the  corner  of  Kiuzie,  and  was  again  succeeded  by  a  McCormick  block.  It 
was  next  built  a  half-block  farther  north,  on  Michigan  Strei  t. 

The  Richelieu  is  located  as  advantageously  as  the  Auditorium,  and  is  on 
the  Lake  Front  near  Jackson.  It  is  small,  its  rates  are  very  high,  and  its 
service  is  such  as  to  appeal  strongly  to  epicures.  It  belongs  to  the  same  class 
as  the  Wellington,  and  appeals  to  a  special  clientele.  The  cafe"  is  justly 
famous,  and  the  chef  de  cuisine,  or  chief  cook,  has  a  high  reputation  for  culin- 
ary ability.  The  proprietor  of  the  Richelieu  will  conduct  his  guest  to  a  suite 
of  two  parlors  overlooking  Lake  Michigan,  on  the  third  floor.  There  will  be 
three  bay-windows,  bed-room,  dressing-room,  and  closets.  Upright  beds  con- 
vert the  chamber  into  a  third  parlor  in  the  daytime,  and  rich  carpetings, 
hangings,  rugs,  pictures,  couches,  seats,  ottomans,  and  musical  instruments 
give  the  rooms  an  air  of  luxurious  comfort.  For  these  quarters  the  guest 
will  pay  $17  a  day,  and  the  landlord  will  tell  you  with  some  truth  that  similar 


58  HOTELS. 

apartments  in  New  York  City  would  cost  $50  a  day.  A  guest  may  obtain 
good  sleeping-quarters  in  the  same  hotel  for  $3  a  night. 

The  Sherman  House,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Clark  and  Randolph, 
has  been  the  Sherman  House  for  sixty  years.  Before  the  fire  it  was  one  of 
the  largest  and  best-looking  buildings  in  the  city,  and  elegant  as  was  its 
appearance  then,  its  exterior  was  elaborated  and  enhanced  in  beauty  in 
rebuilding,  until  it  is  the  handsomest  specimen  of  the  Mansard  style  in  the  city. 
The  Sherman  has  become  a  house  for  merchants  and  theatrical  people. 
Ancient  and  honorable  societies  cling  fondly  to  its  grand  memories,  and  here 
hold  their  annual  banquets  and  balls.  Here  Long  John  Wcntworth  spent  the 
last  years  of  his  life.  Here  Lincoln,  Douglas,  Andrew  Johnson,  Grant, 
Weston  the  walker,  Parepa  Rosa,  Booth,  Caroline  Richings,  and  many  others 
of  note  have  been  guests.  The  house  is  first-class,  comfortable,  moderate  in 
its  charges,  and  is  very  convenient  for  people  having  North  and  West  Side 
connections.  Stepping  to  the  end  of  the  block,  the  guest  may  lake  a  cable- 
car  for  either  Lincoln,  Humboldt,  Garfield,  or  Douglas  Park,  as  two  cable 
systems  meet  on  the  corner  of  Randolph  and  La  Salle  streets.  J.  Irving 
Pearce,  a  typical  American  host,  is  the  proprietor.  The  Sherman  House  is 
one  of  the  two  great  resorts  of  chess-players,  the  other  being  the  Tremont. 

The  Southern  Hotel  was  opened  in  the  spring  of  1875  by  Mr.  E.  A. 
Bacheldor,  now  of  the  Lexington.  It  faces  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  Twenty- 
second  Street,  and  has  every  possible  convenience.  Messrs.  Cropper,  Tucker 
&  Young  assumed  control  of  this  hotel  on  January  15,  1893,  since  which 
time  it  has  been  conducted  on  both  the  American  and  European  plans. 

The  Tremont  House  was  one  of  the  famous  hotels  in  early  days.  It 
stands  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Lake  and  Dearborn  streets,  and  has  been 
three  times  destroyed  by  fire.  John  B.  Drake  went  from  this  house  to  the 
Grand  Pacific.  Since  the  fire  of  1871  the  Tremont  has  been  a  favorite  resort 
of  families  of  means,  who  have  been  attracted  by  the  fact  that  though  in  the 
heart  of  the  city  there  is  so  little  noise  and  confusion.  The  hotel  contains  250 
rooms.  Chess  has  flourished  in  the  Tremont  House  Block. 

The  Victoria. — This  is  one  of  the  Lake  Front  hotels,  and  has  its  fame  yet 
to  make.  It  caters  to  English  tastes,  and  is  favorably  situated  to  lay  out  a 
campaign  to  please  the  public.  It  is  on  the  Lake  Front  at  the  corner  of 
Michigan  Avenue  and  Van  Bureu  Street,  and  has  a  first-class  cafe". 

The  Wellington  is  the  successor  of  the  Matteson  House.  After  remaining 
vacant  for  four  years,  it  was  completely  remodeled  and  opened  as  an  ultra- 
fashionable  resort.  A  good  caf6  in  connection  with  the  house  has  promoted 
the  success  of  the  plans  of  its  proprietors,  and  the  situation — Wabash  Avenue 
and  Jackson  Street — is  a  good  one  to  attract  patronage  from  the  Auditorium 
during  the  season  of  opera  and  other  entertainments. 


HOTELS.  59 

HOTELS  BEFORE  THE   GREAT   FIRE. 

Besides  the  Sherman,  Tremont,  Briggs,  and  Matteson  houses,  of  which  we 
speak  in  this  chapter,  it  may  not  be  uninteresting  to  mention  some  of  the 
ancient  hotels  which  are  no  longer  in  existence-. 

The  Adams  House  stood  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Lake  Street  and  Mich- 
igan Avenue.  It  just  escaped  the  fire  of  January,  1867,  and  perished  in  the 
Great  Fire.  It  was  not  a  famous  house  in  its  latter  days.  It  stood  on  the  site 
of  the  first  flouriug-mills  in  Chicago. 

The  Bigelow  House. — This  was  the  name  given  to  a  grand  hotel  that 
was  never  kept,  but  should  not  be  omitted.  It  was  built  at  the  southwest 
corner  of  Dearborn  and  Adams  streets  (Post  Office  lot),  and  cost  $225,000.  No 
expense  was  spared  in  furnishing  it,  and  after  an  outlay  of  $200.000  more, 
the  9th  of  October,  1871,  was  set  for  its  opening.  As  that  fatal  day  dawned 
it  was  in  flames,  and  Ben  H.  Skinner,  its  lessee,  was  completely  ruined.  The 
land  was  then  sold  to  the  Government  at  a  price  which  was  thought  then 
very  high,  but  which  is  not  a  tithe  of  its  present  value. 

The  City  Hotel  stood  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Lake  and  State  streets. 
It  was  built  of  brick,  three  stories  high,  in  1348,  on  the  site  of  a  former  inn 
(wooden)  of  the  same  name.  It  presented  broad  fronts  on  both  the  Lake  and 
State  sides,  and  was  largely  patronized  by  commercial  people. 

The  Garden  City  Hotel  was  situated  on  Madison  Street  at  the  northeast 
corner  of  Market,  on  the  lot  long  afterward  covered  by  a  building  used  by 
Marshall  Field  &  Co.  as  a  wholesale  house. 

The  Metropolitan  Hotel  was  a  large  building  on  the  southwest  corner  of 
Randolph  Street  and  Fifth  Avenue  (Wells  Street).  It  had  a  singular  history. 
Isaac  Speer,  a  wealthy  jeweler  at  77  Lake,  grew  poor,  and  his  head  man,  How- 
gate,  was  discovered  to  have  stolen  enough  to  erect  the  Metropolitan.  Howgate 
was  brought  to  trial,  and  Mr.  Speer  was  given  the  hotel.  This  building  was  at 
least  five  stories  high,  and  nearly  as  large  as  the  old  Sherman  House. 

The  Richmond  House  stood  in  a  place  from  which  the  commission  men 
at  last  ousted  it— namely,  on  the  north  side  of  South  Water  Street,  far  east, 
near  the  Illinois  Central  Depot.  It  was  built  in  1856  by  Thomas  Richmond,  a 
vessel-owner,  and  half  a  dozen  fortunes  were  lost  here,  the  house  being  closed 
before  the  fire.  The  Prince  of  Wales  stopped  there  when  in  Chicago. 

In  conclusion. — The  hotels  which  we  have  not  here  noticed  at  length  are 
of  more  recent  date  or  have  less  memorable  historic  associations,  and  this  is 
specially  the  case  with  the  Saratoga,  Windsor,  McCoy's,  Brevoort,  Gore's, 
Grace,  Merchants',  etc. — they  are  stopping-places  where  the  traveler  will 
receive  good  accommodations  at  reasonable  rates. 


60  HOTELS. 

LOCATION  OF   DEPOTS  AND   HOTELS. 

Our  map  and  index  pages  which  follow  show  with  clearness  and  fidelity 
the  twenty-five  railroads  entering  the  city,  with  the  location  of  their  respective 
depots,  together  with  that  of  sixty-three  hotels  situated  in  or  near  the  business 
district.  An  additional  list  includes  hotels  in  various  parts  of  the  city  outside 
of  that  district. 

RAILROADS. 


6  Atchlson,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe. 

7  Baltimore  &  Ohio. 

3  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy. 

7  Chicago  Central. 

7.  Chicago  Great  Western. 

3  Chicago.  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul. 

4  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific. 
3  Chicago  &  Alton. 

6  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois. 

6  Chicago  &  Erie. 

6  Chicago  &  Grand  Trunk. 

7  Chicago  &  Northern  Pacific  (Wis.  Cent). 
2  Chicago  &  North -Western. 


7  Chicago  &  South-western. 

6  Chicago  &  Western  Indiana. 

8  Chicago  &  West  Michigan. 

8  Cleveland,   Cincinnati,   Chicago  &  St.  Louis 

(Kankakee  Line). 

8  Illinois  Central. 

4  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  Southern. 

6  Louisville,  New  Albany  &  Chicago. 

8  Michigan  Central. 

9  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis. 

3  Pittsburg,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis. 

3  Pittsburg,  Fort  Wayne  &  Chicago. 

6  Wabash. 


HOTELS. 

(Hotel  rates  given  were  quoted  the  publishers  in  January,  1893.) 

1  Atlantic  Hotel  (American),  Van  Burcn  and  Sherman,  1-14.*  Kates  82.00  to  84.00. 

2  Auditorium  Hotel  (American),  Congress  and  Michigan  Avenue,  N-14.    Kates  85.00  to  $20.00. 

3  Auditorium  Hotel  (European),  Congress  and  Michigan  Avenue,  N-15.  Kates  85.00  to  $20.00. 

4  Bradford  Hotel  (American),  30-32  Wells,  14.    Kates  $1.25  to  82.00. 

5  Briggs  House  (American),  Randolph  and  Fifth  Avenue,  1-7.    Rates  $2.50  to  $3.50. 

6  Brown's  Hotel  (American),  Van  Buren  and  State,  L-14.    Rates  $1.50  to  $2.50. 

7  Brunswick  Hotel  (American),  Adams  and  Michigan  Avenue,  N-ll.    Rates  $2.50  to  $4.00. 

8  Burke's  Hotel  (European),  140-142  Madison,  J-10.    Rates  *1.00  to  82.50. 

9  Clifton  House  (American),  Wabash  Avenue  and  Monroe,  M-10.    Rates  82.50  to  $3.50. 

1 0  Commercial  Hotel  (American),  Lake  and  Dearborn,  K-6.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.00. 

11  Continental  Hotel  (American),  Wabash  Avenue  and  Madison,  N-10.    Rates  82.00  to  $3.00. 

12  Crescent  Hotel  (American),  Fifth  Avenue  and  Harrison,  1-15.    Rates  $1.50  to  $2.50. 

13  Bowling  House  (European),  137  Canal,  D-ll.    Rate  $2.00. 

14  Gault  House  (American),  Madison  and  Clinton,  D-9.    Rates  *2.00  to  $3.00. 

15  Germania  House  (European).  180-182  Randolph,  1-8.    Rates  81.00  to  $2.00.    (German.) 

16  Goldston's  Hotel  (American),  284-283  Wabash  Avenue,  N-14.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.00.    (Jewish.) 

17  Gore's  Hotel  (European),  266-274  Clark,  J-13.    Rates  $1.00  to. ?3  00. 

18  Granada  Hotel  (European  and  American),  Rush  and  Ohio,  N-l.    (Private  and  high-priced  ) 

19  Grand  Central  Hotel  (European),  Madison  and  Canal,  D-9.    Rates  75c  to  $1.50. 

20  Grand  Central  Station  (European),  cor.  Harrison  and  Fifth  Avenue,  H-16.    Rates  $2.00  to  $10.00. 

21  Grand  Pacific  Hotel  (American  and  European),  Clark  and  Jackson,  J-12.    Rates  $3.00  to  815.00. 

22  Grand  Palace  Hotel  (European),  81-103  N.  Clark,  J-2.    Rates  81.00  to  $3.00. 

23  Grand  Union  Hotel  (European),  148-156  Dearborn,  K-10.    Rates  81.00  to  $2.50. 

24  Great  Northern  Hotel  (European),  Jack.,ou  and  Dearborn,  L-12.    Rates  $2  00  to  $8.00. 

25  Hamburg  House  (American),  184-186  Randolph,  1-8.    Rates  $1.50  to  $2.50.    (German.) 

26  Hotel  Bordeaux  (European),  339  Michigan  Avenue,  N-19.    Rates  82.50  to  85.00. 


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27  Hotel  Brevoort  (European),  143-145  Madison,  J-9.    Rates  tl.OO  to  $3.00. 

#8  Hotel  Brewster  (European),  corner  Dearborn  and  Van  Buren,  K-14.    Rates  75c  to  $2.00. 

29  Hotel  Cortland  (American),  16-22  Adams,  N-12.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.00. 

30  Hotel  Grace  (European),  Clark  and  Jackson,  K-13.    Rates  $1.00  to  $3.00. 

31  Hotel  Henricl  (European),  70-72  Randolph,  L-8.    Rates  75c  to  $2.00. 

32  Hotel  Imperial  (European),  Twelfth  and  Michigan  Avenue,  O-20.    Rates  $3.00  to  $15.00 

33  Hotel  La  Fayette  (American),  Desplaines  and  Madison,  B-9.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.00. 

34  Hotel  Lansing  (European),  133-135  Adams,  J-ll.    Rates  $1.00  to  $2.50. 

35  Hotel  Le  Grand  (American),  35-45  "Wells,  H-3.    Rates  $1.75  to  $3.00. 

36  Hotel  Midland  (European),  167-169  Madison,  1-9.    Rates  $1.00  to  $3.00. 

37  Hotel  Queen  (European),  Harrison  and  "Wabash  Avenue,  N-16.    Rates  75c  to  $2.00. 

38  Hotel  Stamford  (European),  Thirteenth  and  Michigan  Avenue,  N-20.    Rates  $2.50  to  $5.00. 

39  Kuhn'g  Hotel  (European),  165-169  Clark,  K-10.    Rates  $1.00  to  $3.00. 

40  Leland  Hotel  (American),  Michigan  Avenue  and  Jackson,  N-13.    Rates  $3.00  to  $10.00. 

41  McCoy's  Hotel  (European),  Van  Bureu  and  Clark,  J-13.    Rates  $1.00  to  $3.00. 

42  McEwan's  Hotel  (European),  81-95  W.  Madison,  B-9.    Rates  75c  to  $1.50. 

43  Madison  House  (European),  164-166  Madison,  1-10.    Rates  75c  to  $1.50. 

44  Msrquette  Hotel  (European),  Adams  and  Dearborn,  K-ll.    Rates  $1.00  to  $3.00. 

45  Merchants'  Hotel  (European),  Lake  and  Clark,  J-6.    Rates  75c  to  $1.50. 

46  Xeefs  Hotel  (European),  Michigan  and  Wells,  1-3.    Rates  75c  to  $2.00.    (German  and  French.) 

47  Niagara  Hotel  (European),  Jackson  bet.  Michigan  and  Wabash  avenues,  N-13.    Rate  $1.00. 

48  Nicollet  Hotel  (European),  Fifth  Avenue  and  Randolph,  1-8.    Rates  75c  to  $1.50 

49  Ogden  House  (American),  Franklin  and  Washington,  G-8.    Rates $1.25  to  $2.00. 

50  Old  Metropolitan  Hotel  (American),  Randolph  and  Fifth  Avenue,  H-8.    Rates  $1.25  to  $2.00. 

51  Oxford  Hotel  (American),  Canal  and  Adams,  D-12.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.00. 

52  Palmer  House  (American),  Monroe  and  State,  M-ll.    Rates  $3.00  to  $15.00. 
53.  Revere  House  (American),  Clark  and  Michigan,  K-3.    Rates  $2.50  to  $4.00. 

54  Richelieu  Hotel  (European),  Michigan  Avenue  near  Jackson,  K-13.    Rates  $3.00  to  $17.00. 

55  Saratoga  Hotel  (European),  155-161  Dearborn,  L-10.    Rate  $1.00. 

56  Sherman  House  (American),  Clark  and  Randolph,  J-7.    Rates  $3.50  to  $6.00. 

57  Tremont  House  (American),  Lake  and  Dearborn,  L-7.    Rates  $3.00  to  $5.00. 

58  Victoria  Hotel  (American),  Van  Buren  and  Michigan  Avenue,  N-13.    Rates  $4.00  to  $8.00. 

59  Virginia  Hotel  (American),  Rush  and  Ohio,  N-l.    (Private  and  high-priced.) 

60  Washington  Hotel  (European),  Madison  and  Canal,  E-9.    Rates  75c  to  $1.50. 

61  Wellington  Hotel  (European) ,  Wabash  Avenue  and  Jackson,  N-12.    Rates  $3.00  to  $15.00. 

62  Windsor  Hotel  (European),  145-153  Dearborn,  L-10.    Rates  $1.00  to  $2.50. 

63  Wood's  Hotel  (American),  Van  Buren  and  Wabash  Avenue,  N-14.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.00. 

HOTELS  OUTSIDE   THE   BUSINESS   DISTRICT. 

Alabama  Hotel  (American  and  European),  Bowen  and  Berkley  avenues.    Rates  $2.50  to  $3.50. 

Alhambra  Hotel  (American),  State  and  Archer  Avenue.    Rates  $2.50  to  $3.50. 

Alvard  (American),  Oakwood  Boulevard  and  Cottage  Grove  Avenue.    Rates  $2.00. 

Barrett  House  (American  and  European),  Cottage  Grove  and  Bowen  avenues.    Rates  $3.00  to  $5.00. 

Chicago  Beach  Hotel,  Fifty-first  and  East  End  Avenue.    Rates  $4.00  to  $15.00. 

Chicago  View  (European),  Madison  and  Ogden  Avenue.    Rates  $1.50  to  $5.00. 

Clarendon  Hotel  (American),  Clark  and  Ontario.    Rates  $2.50  to  $4.00. 

Columbia  Hotel  (American  and  European),  Thirty-first  and  State.    Rates  $2.00  to  $4.00. 

Erie  Hotel  (European),  Erie  and  State.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.50. 

Farwell  House  (American),  Halsted  and  Jackson.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.50. 

Hotel  America  (European),  1 169  Michigan  Boulevard.    Rates  $3.50  to  $5.00.    (Spanish.) 

Hotel  Concord  (American),  1835  to  1S40  Wabash  Avenue.    Rates  $2.00  to  $4.00. 

Hotel  Delavan  (European),  Ontario  and  Clark.    Rates  $1.00  to  $2.50. 

Hotel  De  Soto  (European),  Wabash  Avenue  anil  Thirty-seventh.    Rate  $2.00. 

Hotel  Drexel  (American),  3956  Drexel  Boulevard.    Rates  $2.00  to  $4.00. 

Hotel  Everett  (American),  3619  Lake  Avenue.    Rate  $2.50. 


HOTELS.  63 

Hotel  Genoa  (European),  5311-15  Lake  Avenue.    Rates  $1.50  to  $5.00. 

Hotel  Gresham  (European  and  American),  2246  Wabash  Avenue.    Rates  $1.50  to  $3.00. 

Hotel  Helene  (European  and  American),  108  to  114  Fifty -third.    Rates  $1.50  to  $3.00. 

Hotel  Holland  (American  and  European),  Fifty-third  and  Lake  Avenue.    Rates  $2.50  to  $4.00. 

Hotel  La  Vita  (American),  213  Dearborn  Avenue.    Rates  $3.00  to  $5.00. 

Hotel  Metropole  (American  and  European),  Twenty-third  and  Michigan  Ave.    Rates  $4.00  to  $15.00. 

Hotel  Quintet  (American),  328  to  336  Washington  Boulevard.    Rates  $1.50  to  $2.50. 

Hotel  Stockholm  (European),  54  and  56  Chicago  Avenue.    Rates  75c.  to  $1.50.    (Swedish.) 

Hotel  Svea  (American),  129  to  133  East  Chicago  Avenue.    Rates  $1.50  to  $2.00.    (Swedish.) 

Hotel  Vendome  (American),  Centre  and  North  Park  avenues.    Rates  $2.00  to  $4.00. 

Hotel  Willard  (American),  Eighteenth  and  Wabash  Avenue.    Rates  $2.50  to  $3.50. 

Hotel  Woodruff  (American),  2103  Wabash  Avenue.    Rates  $2  50  to  $5.00. 

Hotel  Worth  (American),  Washington  Boulevard,  near  Ada.    Rates  $1.50  to  $3.00. 

Hyde  Park  Hotel  (American),  Fifty-first  and  Lake  Avenue.    Rates  $3.00  to  $8.00. 

Julien  Hotel  (American),  Sixty-third  and  Stewart  Avenue.    Rates  $3.00  to  $6.00. 

Lakota  Hotel  (American  and  European),  Michigan  Avenue  and  Thirtieth.    Rates  $3.00  to  $5.00. 

Lexington  Hotel  (American),  Twenty-second  and  Michigan  Avenue.    Rates  $3.50  to  $25.00. 

Libby  Hotel  (European),  1414  and  1416  Wabash  Avenue.    Rates  $1.00  to  $2.50. 

Mecca  Hotel  (American  and  European),  State  and  Thirty -fourth.    Rates  $1.00  to  4.00. 

Newberry  (American  and  European),  225  to  231  Dearborn  Avenue.    Rates  $2.00  to  $5.00. 

Oakland  Hotel  (American  and  European),  Oakwood  Avenue  and  Drexel  Boul.    Rates  $2.50  to  $5.00. 

Paxton  Hotel  (American  and  European),  State  and  Twenty-fifth.    Rates  $1.50  to  $3.00. 

Southern  Hotel  (American),  Twenty-second  and  Wabash  Avenue.    Rates  $2.00  to  $4.00. 

Strickland  Hotel  (European),  Lake  Ave.,  bet.  Thirty-eighth  and  Thirty-ninth.    Rates  $1.50  to  $6.00. 

The  Hoffman  (American),  2430  Prairie  Avenue.    Rate  $3.00. 

The  Mentone  (American  and  European;,  Dearborn  Avenue  and  Erie.     Rates  $2.50  to  $5.00. 

The  Ontario  (American),  North  State  and  Ontario.    Rates  $2.50  to  $5.00. 

Transit  House  (American),  Union  Stock  Yards.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.50. 

Union  Park  Hotel  (European),  517  to  521  West  Madison.    Rates  $1.00  to  $2.00. 

West  End  Hotel  (American),  503  West  Madison.    Rates  81.50  to  $2.50. 

Westminster. Hotel  (American) ,  264  and  2S6  North  Clark.    Rates  $2.00  to  $3.50. 

White  House  (American),  2108  and  2110  Wabash  Avenue.    Kates  $2.00  to  $3.50. 

Wyndham  Hotel  (American),  2932  and  2934  Prairie  Avenue.    Rates  $2.00  to  83.50. 

Yorkshire  Hotel  (American),  1837  Michigan  Avenue.    Rates  $2.50  to  $3.50. 


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VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


Looking  West  from  Michigan  Boulevard. 

The  scene  on  the  opposite  page  offers  two  structures  of  the  first  rank  among 
the  edifices  of  the  city,  the  nation,  aud  perhaps  the  world.  These  are  the 
Auditorium  and  the  Leiter,  or  Siegel  &  Cooper  Building.  The  fa9ades  of  the 
foreground  look  upon  the  Lake  Front  Park,  and  are  but  a  portion  of  the  fa- 
mous row  that,  beginning  with  the  Public  Library,  extends  well  south  toward 
the  new  station  of  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad.  The  Public  Observatory  of 
the  Auditorium  (admission  25  cents)  is  here  seen,  and  in  its  cupola  is  the  sta- 
tion of  the  United  States  Signal  Service.  The  new  Isabella  Building  stands 
beyond.  The  only  church  that  remains  down-town  and  retains  the  form  of  a 
church  is  the  New  Jerusalem  (Swedenborgian),  on  Van  Buren  Street.  It 
would  be  well  to  especially  note  that  the  South  Side  Elevated  Terminal  is  at 
the  south  end  of  No.  9,  the  Siegel  &  Cooper  Building. 


1.    The  Auditorium  Extension. 

Fronts  178  feet  on  Michigan  Boulevard  and 
173  feet  on  Congress  Street,  at  the  south- 
west corner.  It  is  a  part  of  the  Auditorium 
Hotel,  and  is  connected  therewith  by  a  tun- 
nel under  Congress  Street.  The  building, 
which  conforms  in  appearance  with  its  ante- 
type,  is  152  feet  high,  in  11  stories  and  base- 
ment, and  has  500  rooms.  There  are  3  passen- 
ger elevators.  It  is  among  the  notable  high 
buildings  which  elsewhere  have  a  chapter  in 
this  guide,  and  is  constructed  of  steel,  New 
Bedford  stone,  marble,  tile,  mosaic,  and 
terra  cotta.  It  was  erected  in  1892,  at  a  cost 
of  $1,000,000,  and  a  small  addition  has  al- 
ready been  made  on  the  south.  This  addi- 
tion is  4  stories  high  and  60  feet  wide  on  the 
boulevard. 

2.    The  Auditorium 

Fronts  362  feet  on  Congress  Street,  187  feet 
on  Michigan  Boulevard,  and  161  feet  on 
Wabash  Avenue.  This  celebrated  and  mag- 
nificent structure,  the  chief  architectural 
spectacle  in  Chicago  proper,  has  received 
attention  in  our  chapters  on  "Hotels," 
"Amusements,"  and  "  Notable  High  Build- 
ings." It  covers  1|  acres,  and  the  height  of 
the  main  building  is  145  feet,  with  10  stories 
and  basement.  The  spacious  tower,  however, 
is  17  or  more  stories  in  height,  and  measures 
270  feet  from  the  ground.  The  walls  are  of 
granite  and  Bedford  stone  to  the  top,  and 
the  interior  is  of  steel,  terra  cotta,  and  other 
non-combustible  materials.  A  hotel  (to  which 
the  Extension  belongs),  the  largest  theater  in 
the  world,  a  recital  hall,  4  stores,  and  136 
offices  go  to  make  up  the  building.  There 
are  13  passenger  elevators,  and  3  en- 
trances to  as  many  parts  of  the  structure. 
It  is  estimated  that  in  the  mosaics  of  this 
great  fabric  are  50,000,000  pieces  of  marble, 
all  placed  by  hand.  The  builders  used  17,- 


000,000  brick,  25  miles  of  pipes,  60,000  square 
feet  of  plate-glass,  and  12,000  electric  lights. 
The  theater  will  admit  8,000  people  at  a  con- 
vention, 6,000  at  a  lecture,  5,000  at  an  opera. 
The  dining-hall  of  the  hotel  is  175  feet  long. 
The  Auditorium  was  the  conception  of  Ferdi- 
nand W.  Peck,  who,  as  president  of  the 
Chicago  Auditorium  Association,  brought  it 
to  commercial  success.  Ground  was  broken 
in  1887.  The  Republican  National  Conven- 
tion of  June,  1888,  was  held  in  the  theater, 
and  the  finished  building  was  dedicated  by 
President  Harrison  during  the  holidays  of 
1889-90.  Cost,  $3,200,000. 

3.  The  Studebaker  Building, 

At  203-206  Michigan  Boulevard,  doubtless 
influenced  the  architecture  of  its  newer 
neighbor,  the  Auditorium,  for  there  is  a  re- 
semblance in  color,  height,  and  general 
effect.  This  carriage  repository  aud  manu- 
factory has  a  frontage  of  107  feet,  a  depth  of 
170  feet,  and  a  height  of  135  feet,  in  8  stories 
and  basement.'  It  belongs  to  the  class  of 
notable  high  buildings  of  Chicago,  and  re- 
ceives some  description  elsewhere.  The 
exterior  walls  are  heavy,  and  built  of  red 
syenite  granite  and  Bedford  stone.  The  two 
granite  columns  at  the  main  entrance,  3  feet  8 
inches  in  diameter  and  12  feet  10  inches 
high,  are  said  to  be  the  largest  polished 
monolithic  shafts  in  the  country.  The  first 
4  floors  display  a  selection  of  2,000  fine 
carriages.  The  remaining  floors  are  used  as 
a  manufactory  of  the  same  class  of  goods. 
Erected  in  1884  by  the  famous  wagon-makers 
of  South  Bend,  Ind.  Cost,  $750,000. 

4.  The  Chicago  Club  Building 
Fronts  90  feet  on  Van  Buren  Street  and  75 
feet  on  Michigan  Boulevard,  at  the  south- 
west corner,  and  is  an  ornate  structure  which 
was  erected  and  occupied  by  the  Art  Insti- 
tute.   From  1886  until  1892  it  was  the  home 


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of  this  association,  when  the  property  was 
sold  to  the  Chicago  Club,  and  remodeled  to 
meet  the  needs  or  that  society.  The  edifice 
is  95  feet  high,  in  4  stories  and  basement, 
and  is  made  or  steel,  Connecticut  brownstone, 
and  brick.  There  are'fc  passenger  elevators. 
Cost,  $200,000. 

5.  The  Victoria  Hotel  Building 
Fronts  102  feet  on  Michigan  Boulevard  and 
172  feet  on  Van  Buren  Street,  at  the  north- 
west corner,  and  was  once  the  Beaurivage, 
Chicago's  first  "  French  flats,"  or  fashion- 
able apartment  building.  The  structure  is 
80  feet  high,  in  6  stories  and  basement,  with 
2  passenger  elevators.  It  was  erected  about 
1H"8,  and  burned  in  1882.  It  was  rebuilt 
and  stood  until  1892,  when  it  was  remodeled 
for  the  Victoria  Hotel,  with  278  rooms. 
Cost,  $600,000.  (See  "Hotels.") 

6.    Kimball  Hall, 

At  243-253  Wabash  Avenue,  is  an  imposing 
structure,  which  is  devoted  largely  to  music. 
It  is  150  feet  wide,  100  feet  deep,  and  80  feet 
high,  in  7  stories  and  basement.  There  are 
75  offices  for  musicians  and  other  profes- 
sional meii,  a  recital  hall,  and  the  ware- 
rooms  of  the  W.  W.  Kimball  Company, 
pianos  and  organs.  The  building  was  erected 
in  1882. 

7.  The  Isabella  Building, 
At  44-48  Van  Buren  Street,  is  one  of  the 
very  latest  of  the  steel  sky-scrapers.  It  is 
46  feet  wide.  78  feet  deep,  and  165  feet  high, 
with  1 1  stories  and  basement.  Copper  enters 
conspicuously  into  its  exterior  construction. 
There  are  4  stores,  100  offices,  and  2  passen- 
ger elevators.  The  Daughters  of  Isabella 


have  their  society  halls  on  the  upper  floor. 
Erected  in  1893,  at  a  cost  of  $200,000. 
8.  The  Richardson  Building 
Fronts  80  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  200 
feet  on  Congress  Street,  at  the  northwest 
corner,  and  its  6  stories  have  a  height  of  85 
feet.  The  building  is  a  brick  one  of  the  old 
style,  with  1  passenger  and  2  freight  eleva- 
tors, and  is  occupied  in  the  lower  parts  by 
the  carpet  company  after  whom  it  is  named. 
On  the  upper  floors  are  some  of  the  heaviest 
subscription-book  firms  in  the  world.  Here 
the  Encyclopedia  Britannica  was  photo- 

fraphed  and  cheaply  reproduced,  and  Stod- 
ard's  Views  of  the  World  and  other  popu- 
lar hits  had  their  origin.    Erected  in  1886. 
Cost,  $250,000. 

9.  Siegel,  Cooper  &  Co.'s  Building 
Fronts  402  feet  on  State,  144  feet  on  Con- 
gress, and  144  feet  on  Van  Buren  Street.  It 
is  123  feet  high,  and  has  8  stories  and  base- 
ment. It  is  more  fully  described  in  our 
chapter  oji  "Notable  High  Buildings,"  and 
stands  as  an  example  of  good  taste,  munifi- 
cence, and  wisdom  on  the  part  of  its 
builder,  L.  Z.  Leiter.  It  is  a  steel  edifice, 
with  heavy  walls  of  Bedford  stone,  and  has 
a  floor  area  of  about  15  acres.  There  are  12 
passenger  and  6  freight  elevators.  The  ten- 
ants do  a  retail  business,  with  2,000  em- 
ployes, and  practically  offer  all  the  conven- 
iences of  a  small  city,  with  65  different  kinds 
of  stores,  a  bank,  restaurant,  butcher-shop, 
telegraph-office,  employment  bureau,  den- 
tist's office,  doctor's  office,  barber-shop,  and 
a  hairdresser  for  ladies.  It  is  claimed  that 
this  is  the  largest  re  ail  establishment  in  the 
world.  Cost,  $1,500,000. 


RESTAURANTS. 


Chicago  has  a  great  number  of  excellent  restaurants,  many  of  which  have 
been  started  for  the  special  purpose  of  catering  to  the  extra  business  which  the 
World's  Fair  brings.  The  cfty  is  so  happily  situated  geographically,  and  its 
railroad  system  is  so  perfect,  that  it  is  kept  constantly  supplied  with  food  prod- 
ucts— flesh,  fish,  fowl,  fruit,  and  vegetables — grown  in  all  portions  of  the 
country.  Hence  the  visitor  can  get  at  all  times,  if  he  wishes  them,  the 
delicacies  as  well  as  the  substantials  of  a  meal.  The  larger  restaurants  are  in 
the  business  center,  and  a  visitor  may  take  interest  in  watching  the  animated 
scene  about  noon,  when  the  thousands  of  occupants  of  the  tall  buildings  are 
pouring  out  of  them  on  their  way  to  their  favorite  eating-houses. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that  the  prices  charged  in  these  restaurants 
differ  widely.  It  will  not  take  the  visitor  long  to  find  whose  prices  suit  his 
purse.  He  can  spend  much  or  little,  as  he  pleases,  and  he  may  rest  assured 
that  he  will  find  no  attempt  at  extortion  anywhere.  It  is  advisable  that 
visitors  who  lunch  down  town  should  do  so  as  early  as  is  convenient,  because 
in  that  case  they  will  not  be  so  likely  to  find  restaurants  crowded  with  city 
people.  Should  the  first  place  entered  seem  overcrowded  it  will  often  be  a 
saving  of  time  to  try  some  other. 

During  the  morning  and  evening  hours  the  demands  of  residents  of  the 
cily  on  the  resources  of  these  places  is  comparatively  limited,  and  the  visitor 
will  then  have  no  difficulty  in  finding  abundant  room  and  prompt  service. 

Without  mentioning  special  details,  it  may  be  safely  asserted  that  in 
appointments  and  cuisine  the  first-class  restaurants  of  Chicago  compare 
favorably  with  those  of  Europe.  Viands  well  known  to  the  Continent,  together 
with  rare  and  costly  wines  of  famous  vintages,  are  procurable  by  the  possessor 
of  unlimited  means,  while  delicacies  peculiar  to  America  are  always  at  hand ; 
the  proprietors  desiring  to  make  their  establishments  as  cosmopolitan  as  possible. 

If  the  visitor  has  the  time  to  spare  he  should  at  least  look  into  a  number  of 
the  Chicago  restaurants.  Many  of  them  are  noted  for  handsome  furniture, 
beautiful  table  service,  and  costly  surroundings.  To  get  a  good  view  of 
an  interesting  side  of  city  life,  it  is  best  to  go  not  merely  into  Kinsley's, 
The  Auditorium,  The  Richelieu,  The  Virginia  (North  Side),  The  Palmer 
House,  Grand  Pacific  Caf6,  Rector's  Cafe  (five-story),  The  Peacock,  The  Frogs, 
and  the  basement  eating-houses,  but  also  to  visit  some  of  the  cheapest  and 
plainest  resorts  of  the  very  poor. 

If  you  prefer  to  eat  at  the  same  restaurant  during  your  stay,  it  may  be 
advisable  to  fee  the  waiter  occasionally  in  order  to  get  specially  prompt  service; 

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68  RESTAURANTS. 

but  if  you  intend  to  go  only  once  or  twice  to  a  place,  there  is  no  necessity 
for  the  extra  expense,  and  nothing  is  gained  by  it. 

At  first-class  places  we  may  order  terrapin  with  sherry,  artichoke,  cream 
of  various  things  in  place  of  soup  (though  hot  consomm<3  is  best),  Tokay 
wines,  liquors,  and  ices.  We  will  find  the  earliest  of  all  things — musk-melon, 
strawberries,  game,  asparagus,  etc.,  with  excellent  fruit-sauces  for  fritters  and 
other  pastry.  We  need  be  in  no  haste,  and  if  it  be  intended  to  go  to  a  theater, 
the  supper  should  begin  at  6  o'clock.  The  bill  for  food  should  not  exceed 
$5  a  plate,  though  with  wine  it  may  extend  as  high  as  you  please. 

The  American  Restaurant,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  State  and  Adams 
streets,  has  entrances  downstairs  from  both  streets,  which  are  extraordinary 
for  their  display  of  onyx  and  Italian  marble,  illuminated  with  electric  lights. 
The  fittings  of  this  restaurant  cost  $75,000,  $25,000  being  expended  in  plate- 
glass,  making  a  gorgeous  effect.  A  general  bill  of  fare  may  be  ordered. 

The  Ashland  Cafe  and  Restaurant  is  in  the  basement  of  the  Ashland 
Block,  opposite  the  Sherman  House,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Clark  and  Ran- 
dolph streets.  It  is  new  and  clean,  and  has  a  number  of  first-class  buildings 
nearby,  on  whose  occupants  it  can  rely  for  steady  trade. 

The  Auditorium  Cafe. — This  splendid  refectory  holds  a  high  position  in 
the  estimation  of  epicures.  It  is  intended  for  those  who  desire  to  eat  well 
and  pay  well  for  it,  or  who  wish  to  celebrate  in  grand  style.  Here  the  hus- 
band meets  his  wife  before  the  opera,  or  the  promoter  meets  the  investor. 

Billy  Boyle's  Chop  House  is  a  celebrated  hole-in-the-wall  on  the  north 
side  of  the  alley — Calhoun  Place — off  Dearborn  Street,  north  of  Madison,  west 
side  of  Dearborn.  Here,  as  you  go  in,  you  may  choose  your  steak,  or  your 
chops,  or  your  birds,  and  wait  till  they  are  cooked. 

The  Boston  Oyster  House  is  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Clark  and  Madi- 
son streets,  in  the  basement.  The  members  of  the  clothing  firm  of  Willoughby, 
Hill  &  Co.,  who  own  this  establishment,  boast  that  they  make  their  own 
butler,  bake  their  own  bread,  pies,  and  cakes,  and  quarry  their  own  marble  for 
staircases  and  wainscoting.  Sea  food  a  specialty;  oysters  are  well  and  rapidly 
served.  It  is  a  good  place  at  which  to  find  refreshment  for  man  and  wife, 
without  fear  of  extra  expense. 

Brockway  &  McKey's  Restaurant,  on  the  west  side  of  Clark  Street,  near 
Madison,  catches  its  crowds  from  the  throng  that  is  always  passing  in  that 
direction.  In  summer  this  place  is  notable  for  its  huge  rotary  fans.  The 
prices  are  low  and  the  trade  solidly  established. 

The  Chicago  Oyster  House  is  a  very  large  and  good  eating-place  under 
Burke's  European  Hotel,  on  the  main  floor,  west  of  Clark  Street,  at  140 
Madison,  on  the  south  side  of  the  street.  A  long  bill  of  fare  is  served,  and 
such  dishes  as  maccaroni  and  game  in  season  may  be  ordered.  The  business 
is  well  established,  and  many  orders  are  prepared  for  regular  diners. 


RESTAURANTS.  69 

The  Dairy  Kitchen  Restaurant  is  a  great  establishment  on  the  populous 
northwest  corner  of  State  and  Madison  streets.  Here  five  stories  a:.d  a  base- 
ment, wholly  given  over  to  eating  purposes,  will  add  greatly  to  the  facilities 
of  Chicago  during  the  World's  Fair  season.  George  D.  Smith  of  New  York 
is  the  enterprising  caterer  who  has  thus  shown  his  confidence  in  the  West. 

French  Restaurants. — There  are  some  advantages  about  a  French  restau- 
rant. The  attendants  are  polite,  without  ostentatious  labor;  the  meats  are 
good  and  the  wines  cheap.  A  table  d'hote,  with  a  pint  of  red  wine,  is  usually 
served  at  prices  ranging  from  60  cents  to  $1 — and  the  prices  are  always  well 
maintained.  The  chief  French  restaurant  in  Chicago,  now  at  79  Clark  Street, 
lias  been  near  the  Court  House  for  twenty  years.  The  Lafayette  Restaurant 
is  at  112  Monroe  Street,  upstairs.  The  Rome  Restaurant  is  at  184  Jackson 
Street,  near  the  Board  of  Trade,  and  the  Franyais  Restaurant  at  No.  10  Sher- 
man Street,  downstairs,  where  good  fricassees  are  served. 

The  Frogs,  at  126  Clark  Street,  on  its  west  side,  between  Madison  and 
Washington,  is  a  brilliant  example  of  the  modern  art  of  embellishment.  Here 
plate-glass,  tropical  plants,  and  electric  lights  are  found  on  four  floors.  It  has 
private  rooms,  banquet-rooms,  and  elaborate  cafes,  together  with  elevator 
service.  The  display  made  at  night  by  The  Frogs  is  worth  seeing,  this  estab- 
lishment being  intended  to  catch  trade  from  the  adjacent  theaters. 

Gore's  Hotel  Cafe,  on  the  west  side  of  Clark  Street,  north  of  Van  Buren, 
downstairs,  is  a  place  where  charges  are  moderate.  Its  customers  are  mainly 
transient  guests  of  the  hotel.  Liquors  may  be  ordered  at  ordinary  prices. 

The  Grand  Pacific  Cafe  is  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  great  hotel,  and 
holds  steadily  the  patronage  of  Board  of  Trade  people  and  experienced  business 
men,  who  believe  that  it  is  well  to  spend  some  money  in  a  house  with  so  many 
conveniences  for  the  public.  The  cafe  is  heavily  carpeted,  and  the  linen  is  of 
the  largest  and  whitest.  There  is  also  a  lunch-counter. 

The  Great  Northern  Cafe  is  without  equal  in  Chicago  in  the  luxury  of 
its  appointments.  Onyx  pillars  adorn  the  velvet-carpeted  hall,  the  hangings 
and  draperies  are  of  Gobelin  tapestry  and  the  costliest  lace,  and  the  effect  of 
electric  illumination  by  richly  gilded  fixtures  of  exquisite  design  is  magical. 
Solid  silver  service,  dazzling  cut-glassware,  and  specially  woven  table  linen 
add,  if  possible,  to  the  sumptuousness  of  this  regal  salon  d  manger. 

Henrici's  Restaurant,  at  175  Madison  Street,  near  Fifth  Avenue,  opposite 
the  tall  Security  Deposit  Building,  main  floor,  is  a  Vienna  cafe,  and  was  the 
first  to  serve  the  excellent  rolled  bread  which  has  at  last  become  fashionable  in 
all  good  eating-houses.  Prices  are  fair,  and  the  place  has  always  been  well  pat- 
ronized, especially  in  strawberry  season.  The  same  owners  run  the  restau- 
rant at  the  Marquette  Hotel,  208  Dearborn  Street. 

The  Hotel  Metropole's  Cafe  is  on  Michigan  Boulevard  at  Twenty-third 
Street.  Here  the  patron  may  enjoy  a  dinner  in  the  afternoon  while  overlook- 


70  RESTAURANTS. 

ing  the  passing  throng  of  the  wealthier  residents  of  Chicago  as  they  crowd  the 
gay  thoroughfare  in  their  handsome  carriages. 

Kinsley's. — This  place,  on  Adams  Street,  opposite  the  Post  Office,  has  been 
described  in  the  article  on  "  Steel  Buildings."  You  will  be  told  that  there  are 
establishments  which  excel  it  in  some  special  features,  but  Kinsley's  still 
remains  the  best  place  to  show  hospitality  to  friends,  either  in  the  open  cafes 
or  in  private  dining-rooms.  Mr.  Kinsley  also  gives  entertainments  to  order. 
There  is  a  business  lunch  below,  where  you  sit  with  your  hat  on.  The 
specialty  is  rapid  service  of  prepared  dishes. 

The  Lakeside  Cafe  is  in  the  basement  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Clark 
and  Adams  streets,  near  the  Post  Office  and  not  far  from  the  Rookery,  the 
Home,  and  other  populous  steel  buildings. 

The  Leland  Cafe. — Here,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Jackson  Street  and 
Michigan  Boulevard,  for  many  years,  a  table  d'lwte  dinner  with  a  pint  of 
red  wine  has  been  served  for  a  very  moderate  figure.  Chicago  is  not  a  table 
d'hote  town,  for  people  wish  to  order  in  their  own  way.  But  there  will  be 
many  visitors  to  the  World's  Fair,  and  especially  foreigners,  who  may  prefer 
the  table  d'hote  or  set  dinners.  If  so,  they  will  find  their  wants  satisfactorily 
supplied  at  the  Leland  and  several  other  places. 

McCoy's  Hotel  Cafe,  at  the  corner  of  Van  Buren  and  Clark  streets,  main 
floor,  is  a  good  restaurant,  having  the  advantages  of  light  and  air.  The  railway 
station  near  by  and  the  Board  of  Trade  behind  furnish  a  good  patronage. 

Milan  &  Co.'s  Restaurant,  at  111  Madison,  just  east  of  Clark,  on  the 
north  side  of  the  street,  is  a  resort  where  music  adds  to  the  attractions  of  low- 
priced  food.  Several  floors  in  the  building  are  occupied  for  restaurant  pur- 
poses, and  there  are  dining-rooms  for  private  parties. 

The  Palmer  House  Cafe  is  at  38  Monroe  Street,  near  the  ladies'  entrance. 
A  meal  at  this  cafe  and  a  journey  through  the  corridors  can  not  fail  to  enter- 
tain the  visitor,  and  there  are  some  historical  paintings  to  be  seen.  Meals  can 
also  always  be  bought  upstairs  in  the  dining-halls,  which  are  very  ornate. 

The  Peacock  Cafe  is  at  114  Madison  Street,  on  its  south  side,  near  Clark. 
Here  the  first  successful  cheap  and  popular  restaurant  (Race's)  started  after 
the  fire,  and  made  George  Holyoake  of  England  declare  that  he  had  bought 
good  coffee  and  bread  for  the  least  money  at  Chicago,  and  paid  there  the  most 
money  for  the  blacking  of  his  shoes  of  any  place  in  the  world.  This  gorgeous 
interior  is  now  of  Georgian  marble  and  French  plate-glass,  with  raised  decora- 
tions in  blue  and  white.  The  figures  of  peacocks  in  full  plumage  are  done  in 
green  and  bronze,  and  the  feathers  are  represented  by  parti-colored  electric 
bulbs.  The  vestibule  is  finished  in  golden  mosaic.  The  cost  of  these  furnish- 
ings was  $40,000.  This  is  an  annex  of  The  Boston  Oyster  House. 

Rector's  establishment,  at  35  East  Adams  Street,  occupies  five  floors, 
with  banquet-rooms,  ladies'  private  dining-rooms,  various  caf  e"s,  and  elevator. 
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Sea  food  a  specialty,  and  it  is  an  excellent  resort  for  lovers  of  oysters  and 
lobsters.  Difficult  dishes  and  delicacies,  such  as  Welsh  rarebit,  may  be  ordered 
with  confidence,  and  will  be  served  to  perfection. 

Rector's  Oyster  House,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Clark  and  Monroe 
streets,  has  long  enjoyed  a  high  reputation  among  basement  resorts.  No 
beef,  mutton,  veal,  or  such  meats,  are  cooked.  Sea  food  is  a  leading  specialty, 
and  game  is  to  be  had  in  season.  Prices,  considering  the  quality,  are  low. 

The  Richelieu  Cafe. — This  handsome  cafe",  Michigan  Boulevard  near 
Jackson  Street,  maintains  high  rates.  It  has  been  in  successful  operation 
many  years,  and  is  open  to  the  public  as  well  as  to  the  hotel  guests. 

The  Saratoga,  across  the  alley  from  Thomson's,  at  155  to  161  Dearborn, 
possesses  the  good  qualities  of  its  neighbor.  Prices  are  moderate,  and  the 
restaurant  is  liberally  patronized  by  both  sexes. 

The  Schiller  Cafe  and  Restaurant  is  in  the  basement  of  the  Schiller 
Theater  Building,  at  105  and  107  Randolph  Street.  It  will  compete  with  the 
Ashland  Cafe,  near  by,  and  each  will  do  its  best  to  please  customers. 

The  Tacoma  Cafe,  in  the  basement  of  the  tall  Tacoma  Building,  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  Madison  and  La  Salle  streets,  has  a  handsome  interior, 
with  separate  stalls  for  some  of  its  patrons.  Prices  are  moderate  and  service  is 
prompt.  This  place  has  been  decorated  tastefully  and  effectively. 

Thomson's  Restaurant  occupies  all  the  numbers  of  Dearborn  Street  from 
145  to  153,  inclusive,  near  the  Tribune,  and  is  the  oldest  in  the  city.  Many 
ladies  eat  here.  The  restaurant  is  run  in  connection  with  the  Windsor  Hotel, 
upstairs.  Prices  are  low.  Go  early.  Strictly  temperance. 

The  Victoria  Cafe  belongs  to  the  Victoria  Hotel,  which  was  once  the  Beau- 
rivage,  the  first  of  the  very  elegant  apartment  houses  built  in  Chicago;  a 
fountain  plays  in  the  court.  The  Victoria  caters  to  English  custom  and  to 
Americans  who  like  English  ways. 

The  Virginia  and  The  Granada  Cafes. — These  family  hotels,  on  the 
North  Side,  at  Rush  and  Ohio  streets,  have  cafes  of  a  high  order,  where  the 
cuixine  can  stand  the  criticism  of  the  best  judges  in  Western  America. 

The  Wellington  Cafe. — The  Gage  Hotel  Company,  which  owns  this  fine 
establishment,  also  has  the  concession  for  eating-houses  at  the  World's  Fair 
Grounds.  The  entrance  to  this  cafe  is  from  Wabash  Avenue,  near  Jackson 
Street,  and  the  apartment  on  the  right  is  for  gentlemen  accompanied  by 
ladies;  that  on  the  left  is  for  men  only. 

Wooslick's  Restaurant  is  in  the  basement  northeast  corner  of  Dearborn 
and  Monroe  streets,  under  the  Stock  Exchange.  It  is  on  a  busy  corner,  and 
is  convenient  for  gentlemen  and  ladies  taking  the  North  Side  cars. 

Lunch-counters. — "  Ah,  those  Americans,  sitting  at  their  lunch-counters 
with  knife  and  fork — it  looked  for  all  the  world  like  500  men  playing  the  dul- 
cimer !  "  says  Max  O'Rell.  The  Chicago  lunch-counter,  where  first-class  bread, 


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Vicinity  of  Van  Buren  and  Grand  Central  Stations. 

The  scene  presented  on  the  opposite  page  is  notable,  first  of  all,  for  the  pres- 
ence of  two  of  the  six  railway  passenger  depots  of  Chicago.  The  first  in  sight 
(No.  5)  is  the  Van  Buren  Street  Station,  and  the  farthest  (No.  9)  is  the  Grand 
Central  Station.  Reference  should  be  had  to  our  chapter  on  "  Arrival,"  where 
both  of  these  edifices  are  described.  The  Grand  Central  is  mentioned  also  in 
the  chapter  on  "  Notable  High  Buildings."  The  block  in  the  foreground  of  the 
picture  contains  two  capacious  hotels — McCoy's  and  Gore's,  the  latter  being  a 
steel  structure.  Another  matter  to  be  known  concerning  the  streets  of  Chi- 
cago may  be  here  adverted  to.  Van  Buren  Street  is  the  southernmost  street 
on  the  South  Side  that  is  a  thoroughfare  to  the  West  Side,  and  it  is  in  this 
region  that  the  surface  railroads  narrow  the  South  Side  to  a  few  blocks  of 
width,  finally  leaving  only  State  Street,  Wabash  Avenue,  and  Michigan 
Boulevard  free.  But  by  going  west  on  Van  Buren  Street,  and  turning  south 
on  Fifth  Avenue,  Harrison  Street  may  also  be  utilized  as  an  exit,  and  many 
street-cars  go  still  farther  south  on  Fifth  Avenue  and  reach  a  river-crossing  at 
Twelfth  Street. 


1.    Gore's  Hotel, 

At  266-274  Clark  Street,  occupies  a  steel 
building,  with  stone,  brick,  and  steel  exte- 
rior. It  has  100  feet  frontage,  and  is  110  feet 
high,  with  8  stories  and  basement.  There 
are  5  stores,  200  rooms,  and  2  passenger  ele- 
vators. The  wrought-iron  work  of  the  office 
on  the  main  floor  is  handsome,  and  the  hotel 
is  regarded  as  safe  and  popular  by  a  large 
class  of  traveling  men  and  visitors.  There  is 
a  cafe  in  the  basement.  (See  "  Hotels."; 

2.  McCoy's  European  Hotel, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Clark  and  Van 
Buren  streets,  is  celebrated  in  Irish  circles 
as  the  rendezvous  of  prominent  Hibernians. 
It  has  a  massive  brick,  cut-stone,  and  iron 
exterior,  with  80  feet  on  Clark,  100  feet  on 
Van  Buren  Street,  and  a  height  of  100  feet, 
in  7  stories  and  basement.  There  is  1  eleva- 
tor. The  lower  part  of  the  building  is 
divided  into  6  store-rooms,  and  there  are  250 
rooms  in  the  hotel,  which  is  strictly  Euro- 
pean. The  office  is  upstairs.  There,  is  an 
excellent  cafe"  on  the  main  floor.  Erected  in 
1884  for  William  C.  McCoy. 

3.  The  Imperial  Building', 
At  252-260  Clark  Street,  presents  a  double 
floor  at  its  entrance,  and  in  this  respect  is 
unique  in  Chicago.  It  is  10J  feet  wide,  80 
feet  deep,  and  55  feet  high,  with  4  stories 
and  basement.  It  is  a  small  but  first-class 
building,  and  was  long  a  favorite  place  for 
sporting  men.  There  are  5  stores,  20  offices, 
and  1  passenger  elevator.  The  occupants 
are  the  Postal  Telegraph  Cable  Company,  ] 


the  Ives  Billiard  Hall,  grain  merchants,  and 
stock  operators.  Erected  in  1885. 
4.  The  Omaha  Building, 
At  the  southeast  corner  of  Van  Buren  Street 
and  Pacific  Avenue,  is  a  fine  building,  in 
which  trade  papers  find  light  and  agreeable 
quarters.  It  fronts  90  feet  on  Van  Buren 
Street  and  80  feet  on  Pacific  Avenue,  is  80 
feet  high,  and  has  7  stories  and  basement, 
with  6  stores,  65  offices,  and  2  passenger 
elevators.  The  exterior  is  of  brick,  steel, 
and  terra  cotta.  Other  occupants  are  ice 
companies  and  manufacturers'  agents. 
Erected  in  1884. 

5.  The  Van  Buren  Street  Station 
Fronts  180  feet  on  Van  Bureu  Street,  and 
400  feet  on  both  Sherman  Street  and  Pacific 
Avenue.  Before  the  building  of  the  Board 
of  Trade  this  depot  headed  La  Salle  Street, 
and  was  a  conspicuous  land-mark  of  the 
city.  In  the  Great  Fire  it  stood  for  many 
hours  as  a  protection  to  the  eastern  part  of 
the  South  Side.  It  was  rebuilt  in  1873,  and 
its  dedication  in  June  of  that  year  was  made 
a  civic  musical  festival.  In  1887  the  front 
was  built  2  stories  higher,  and  tower-clocks 
were  added  as  public  conveniences.  Fifty- 
two  Hock  Island  trains,  and  56  Lake  Shore 
trains  arrive  here  daily,  and  4,500  passengers 
arrive  and  depart  daily  by  the  Rock  Island 
and  3,500  by  the  Lake  Shore.  There  are  large 
and  well  appointed  waiting-rooms.  The 
front  of  the  depot  is  85  feet  high,  with  6 
stories  and  basement,  and  is  built  of  Joliet 
limestone.  It  cost  $700,000.  (See  "Arrival 
in  Chicago. ") 


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6.  The  Kialto  Building, 
Bounded  on  three  sides  by  Van  Buren  Street, 
Sherman  Street,  and  Pacific  Avenue,  is  so 
called  because  of  a  bridge  which  connects 
its  upper  floors  with  the  main  hall  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  directly  north.  The  Rialto 
was  one  of  the  early  high  steel  buildings  of 
Chicago,  and  its  architects  planned  with 
special  reference  to  light  and  air.  Its  front- 
age on  Van  Buren  Street  is  175  feet,  and  on 
Sherman  Street  and  Pacific  Avenue  144  feet. 
It  is  160  feet  high,  with  9  stories  and  base- 
ment, 420  offices,  and  5  passenger  elevators. 
It  is  occupied  by  grain,  commission,  and 
insurance  companies;  and  the  Drainage 
Commission,  in  itself  a  government,  has  its 
headquarters  on  an  upper  floo'r.  Erected  in 
1886  at  a  cost  of  $700,000.  (See  "Notable 
High  Buildings.") 

7.  The  Atlantic  Hotel 
Is  a  well-established  hostelry  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  Van  Buren  and  Sherman 
streets,  with  frontages  of  60  feet  on  Van 
Buren  and  120  feet  on  Sherman  Street,  90 
feet  high,  5  stories  and  basement,  100  rooms, 
office  on  main  floor,  and  1  passenger  eleva- 
tor. The  building  is  an  old-style  stone  front, 
erected  in  1872. 

8.    The  United  States  Appraiser's 

Building: 

Is  a  steel  building  which  fronts  60  feet  on 
Harrison  Street  and  80  feet  on  Sherman 
Street,  at  the  northwest  corner;  100  feet 
high,  with  7  stories  and  basement.  The 
fronts  are  of  Connecticut  brownstone. 
Excepting  the  World's  Fair  exhibits,  all 
foreign  goods  consigned  to  the  port  of  Chi- 
cago are  received,  examined,  and  delivered 
here.  Erected  in  1891. 


9.  The  Grand  Central  Station. 
Fronts  228  feet  on  Harrison  Street  and  482 
feet  on  Fifth  Avenue,  at  the  southwest  cor- 
ner, where  its  square  tower  rises  to  a  height 
of  24-3  feet,  and  holds  a  clock-bell  weighing 
nearly  6  tons.  The  arches  open  for  car- 
riages, which  may  themselves  enter  the 
building,  and  the  equipment  of  the  whole 
edifice  is  regarded  with  pride  by  all  railroad 
men  and  architects.  The  fore  building  is 
100  feet  high,  with  7  stories  and  basement, 
constructed  of  Connecticut  brownstone, 
brick,  terra  cotta,  and  steel.  There  are  3 
elevators.  This  station  is  the  terminal  of 
the  Chicago  &  Northern  Pacific  (Wisconsin 
Central),  Chicago  Great  Western,  Baltimore 
&  Ohio,  Chicago  Central,  and  Chicago  & 
Southwestern  railroads.  The  seating  capac- 
ity of  the  waiting-rooms  is  1,800,  and  77 
trains  carry  10,000  passengers  daily.  The 
open  train-shed,  which  is  560  feet  long, 
covers  7  tracks,  each  accommodating  7 
coaches  and  locomotive.  This  magnificent 
improvement  was  completed  in  1890,  and  to 
serve  the  depot  and  not  close  Fifth  Avenue 
the  approach  to  Polk  Street  bridge,  south  of 
Harrison  Street,  was  turned  sidewise,  and 
made  architecturally  a  part  of  the  station. 
(See  "Arrival  in  Chicago."1) 

1O.  The  Van  Buren  Building:, 
At  187-191  Van  Buren  Street,  is  a  very  new 
steel  sky-scraper,  130  feet  high.  It  stands 
on  a  lot  but  50  feet  wide  and  80  feet  deep, 
and  rises  to  10  stories  above  the  basement. 
Its  front  is  of  cut-stone  and  brick.  It  con- 
tains 100  suites  of  offices,  and  has  1  freight 
and  2  passenger  elevators.  It  is  occupied 
by  manufacturers1  agents  and  wholesale 
jobbers.  Erected  in  1893. 


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butter,  and  coffee  are  served  at  a  profit  for  10  cents,  is  the  invention  of  H.  H. 
Kohlsaat,  proprietor  of  the  Inter  Ocean.  His  first  place  of  business  was  at  196 
Clark  Street.  You  sit  on  a  low  stool,  hat  on,  people  waiting  for  your  seat,  no 
napkin,  but  quick  service.  Here  15  cents  will  suffice  for  a  lunch,  and  25  cents 
buys  a  superfluity.  The  custom  is  drawn  from  all  classes. 

Following  are  the  leading  lunch-counters  at  which  15  cents  will  pay  the 
bill  in  ordinary  times:  H.  H.  Kohlsaat  &  Co.,  southwest  corner  Clark  and 
Monroe  streets,  221-223  State  Street,  324  Dearborn  Street,  59  Washington 
Street,  83  Lake  Street;  E.  W.  Kohlsaat,  130  Washington  Street,  175  Jackson 
Street;  The  Troy  Lunch,  116  Randolph  Street,  128  Dearborn  Street,  and  111 
Adams  Street;  Coyne's  Lunch,  164  Madison  Street;  Brighton  Lunch,  81  Clark 
Street,  opposite  the  Court  House;  Arcade  Lunch,  202  La  Salle  Street,  271 
State  Street,  249  to  253  Dearborn  Street,  and  6  and  8  Plymouth  Place.  These 
places  are  all  on  the  main  floor. 

In  the  great  steel  buildings  will  be  found  small  cafes  and  lunch-coun- 
ters that  are  known  and  patronized  mainly  by  the  tenants,  particularly  in 
inclement  weather.  Note  among  these,  the  Board  of  Trade,  the  Rookery,  the 
Insurance  Exchange  (upstairs),  the  Masonic  Temple,  etc. 

WOMEN'S  RESTAURANTS. 

Mrs.  Clark  Co.  Lunch  Room  is  a  popular  establishment  at  145  Wabash 
Avenue,  which,  owing  to  the  excellent  quality  of  the  food,  the  good  service, 
and  the  reasonable  rates,  has  become  a  favorite  with  Chicago  women. 

The  Woman's  Exchange,  Wabash  Avenue,  east,  near  Madison  Street. 
This  institution  began  as  a  benevolent  undertaking,  to  sell  articles  made  by 
needy  women.  It  has  greatly  enlarged  its  scope,  and  now  gives  a  midday 
meal  to  many  hundreds  of  regular  and  transient  patrons.  The  cost  is  moderate. 
The  service  is  by  women,  and  the  large  room  is  usually  filled. 

Dry  goods  stores. — All  the  prominent  houses  now  have  restaurants  where 
good  meals  can  be  obtained  at  reasonable  prices.  Take  the  elevator  at 
Marshall  Field's,  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co.'s,  Walker's,  Mandel  Brothers', 
and  The  Fair  (Dearborn  Street  side).  At  Siegel,  Cooper  &  Co.'s  the  cafe  is  in 
the  basement.  The  Leader  and  other  establishments  also  cater  to  the  appetites 
of  their  customers.  These  cafes  are  intended  specially  for  the  convenience  of 
ladies  who  are  shopping;  they  are  almost  invariably  crowded,  and  it  is  not 
worth  the  while  of  male  visitors  to  try  to  get  meals  at  them.  Women  visitors 
will  often  find  them  a  great  convenience. 

CONFECTIONERS. 

Berry's. — This  confectioner  has  establishments  all  over  the  city — five  on 
Madison  Street  alone.  The  one  best  worth  visiting  is  at  the  southeast  corner 


76  RESTAURANTS. 

of  State  and  Adams  streets,  the  special  attraction  being  the  plate-glass  room. 
These  walls  and  ceilings  cost  $25,000.  Berry's  ice-cream  has  become  an  insti- 
tution in  Chicago. 

Gunther,  at  212  State  Street,  made  his  fame  and  his  candy  first  at  McVick- 
er's Theater.  Then  he  built  for  himself  this  palace  of  sweets.  Here,  also,  you 
may  obtain  a  light  refreshment — coffee,  tea,  ice  cream,  cakes,  ices,  iced  drinks, 
etc.  The  interior  is  Venetian,  the  tints  rich  cream-color  and  gold,  and  the 
whole  effect  thoroughly  artistic  and  beautiful.  The  soda-fountain  and  marble 
counters  are  rich  and  ornate.  Mirrors  line  the  rear  of  the  cafe,7  Upstairs  on/ 
the  second  floor  is  a  remarkable  collection  of  autograph  letters,  ancient  manu-j 
scripts  and  books,  and  curiosities  of  all  kinds  on  view.  Mr.  Gunther  is  one  ofj 

most  prominent  collectors  ^f^curios. 

Huyler's,  161  State  Street  and  MIcTiigan  Boulevard  near  Twenty-second 
Street.  At  these  numbers  the  great  Eastern  confectioner  dispenses  to  the  elite 
the  high-grade  candies  which  have  made  his  name  famous  throughout  the 
United  States.  Bonbonnieres  in  great  variety  and  of  exquisite  designs  are 
also  sold,  and  a  large  soda-fountain  is  kept  in  constant  operation.  The  win- 
dow display  at  Huyler's  is  always  strikingly  artistic. 

Kranz,  at  78  and  80  State  Street.  A  brilliant  interior,  with  decorations  of 
electric  lights,  large  oil-paintings,  rich  soda-fountain,  marble  counters,  and 
cafe  for  light  refreshment — frequented  by  a  liberal  patronage. 

Plows  &  Co.,  78  Madison,  adjoining  McVicker's  Theater.  This  is  the 
original  stand.  Here  the  double-curved  display  window  is  a  striking  feature. 
Two  branch  houses  thrive,  at  the  Victoria  Hotel,  Michigan  Boulevard,  and  in 
the  Columbus  Memorial  Building,  corner  of  State  and  Washington  streets. 
The  latter  is  one  of  the  handsomest  confectionery  houses  in  the  world,  the  floor 
and  rear  wall  being  beautiful  mosaics. 

POPULAR   BARS. 

Chapin  &  Gore's,  at  73  Monroe  Street,  directly  back  of  McVicker's  Thea- 
ter, is  a  famous  bar  and  lunch-room,  and  has  many  stalls  where  private 
conversation  can  be  carried  on.  These  stalls  are  almost  always  filled  in  the 
eating-hours  and  until  late  at  night.  Prices  are  not  high. 

Kern's,  at  108  La  Salle  Street,  has  been  a  favorite  bar  and  lunch-room  for 
city  politicians,  and  Mr.  Kern  has  held  important  county  offices. 

Schimpferman's. — A  favorite  resort  among  distinguished  politicians  and 
professional  men  is  Schimpferman's  wine  room,  No.  172  Madison  Street.  The 
reputation  established  by  this  house  is  due  to  the  superiority  of  its  wines, 
which  for  twenty-five  years  have  maintained  their  excellence  and  reliability. 
An  admirable  dinner  is  also  served  here  at  extremely  moderate  prices. 


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Other  eating-places.  —  All  the  clubs  have  cafes  and  all  the  hotels  have 
dining-rooms,  and  there  are  many  new,  small,  transient,  and  humble  eating- 
places,  down  to  the  glass-covered  wagon  of  the  waffle  seller  and  the  peripatetic 
tin  can  of  the  hot  tomaleman.  Our  map  will  enable  the  reader  to  find  any  one 
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INDEX  TO   RESTAURANTS. 

American  Oyster  House  and  Restaurant,  State  and  Adams,  D-4. 

Arcade  Lunch,  202  La  Salle,  B-4;  271  State,  D-6;  249-253  Dearborn,  C-l;  6-8  Plymouth  Place, 

Ashland  Restaurant,  Randolph  and  Clark,  C-l  . 

Baldwin's  Restaurant,  125  Fifth  Avenue,  A-3. 

Boston  Oyster  House  and  Restaurant,  Madison  and  Clark,  C-3. 

Brockway  &  McKey's  Restaurant,  154-160  Clark,  B-3. 

Chicago  Oyster  House  and  Restaurant,  140-142  Madison,  B-3. 

Chicago  Restaurant,  176-178  Adams,  B-4. 

Clark,  Mrs.,  Co.,  Lunch,  145  Wabash  Avenue,  D-3. 

Columbia  Lunch,  148-150  Monroe,  B-4. 

Henrlci's  Restaurants,  175  Madison  and  A       ,       B       ,       C       ,       D       ,       E 

208  Dearborn,  C-4. 

Illinois  Restaurant,  75-77  Randolph,  D-l. 
Kern's  Restaurant  and  Oyster  House, 

108-110  La  Salle,  B-2. 
Kinsley's  Restaurant   and   Cafe",  105-107 

Adami,  C-4.  2 

Kohlsaat's  Lunch,  196  Clark,  B-4  ;  59  Wash- 

ington, D-2;  324  Dearborn,  C-6;  83  Lake, 

D-l  ;  221-223  State,  D-5. 
Lafayette  Restaurant  (table  d'hote),  112  3 

Monroe,  C-4. 
Lakeside  Restaurant,  Clark  and  Adams 

B-5. 

Milan  &Co.'sRestaurant,lllMadlson,C-3.  4 
New  Brighton  Restaurant,  262  Clark,  B  5. 
Parker's  Lunch,  171  Randolph,  B-l. 
Peacock  Annex  Caf6  and  Restaurant,  114 

Madison,  C-3. 
Rector's    Oyster    House,    Monroe    and 

Clark,  C-4. 

Rector's  Restaurant,  35  Adams,  D  4. 
Restaurant   Fram;ais    (table  d'hote),  77 

Clark,  C-2. 

Rome  Cafe  (table  d'hote),  148  Jackson,B-5 
Saratoga  Restaurant,  155  Dearborn,  D-3. 
Schiller  Caf£  and  Restaurant,  105-107 

Randolph,  C-l. 

Schlogl's,  109  Fifth  Avenue,  B-2. 
Tacoma  Restaurant,  Madison  and  La  Salle,  B-3. 
The  Dairy  Kitchen  Restaurant  and  Cafe,  Madison  and  State,  D-3. 
The  Frogs  Restaurant  and  Caf6,  126  Clark,  B-3. 
Thomson's  Restaurant,  145-153  Dearborn,  D-3. 
Troy  Lunch,  116  Randolph,  C-2  j  128  Dearborn.  C-3;  111  Adams,  C-4. 
Winter's  Cafe  and  Restaurant,  State  and  Van  Buren,  D-6. 
Woman's  Exchange  Lunch,  1130  Wababh  Avenue,  E-3. 
Woosliek's  Restaurant,  Monroe  and  Dearborn,  D-3. 


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AMUSEMENTS. 


SOUTH   SIDE— BUSINESS   DISTRICT. 

As  the  playhouse  must  depend  largely  upon  the  genius  of  the  age,  and  as 
human  invention  is  by  turns  sterile  and  prolific,  so,  too,  the  drama  has  its  sea- 
sons of  splendor  and  decay.  The  age  is  unproductive  of  the  highest  histrionic 
achievement.  The  opera  languishes,  and  good  plays  are  so  few  that  they  can 
scarcely  support  the  theaters  during  an  entire  season.  They  must  be  supple- 
mented by  spectacular  scenes,  the  ballet,  and  low  comedies  and  burlesques,  that 
do  not  aim  to  elevate  the  stage,  but  to  amuse  and  entertain  the  popular  mind. 
Thirty  years  ago  the  melodies  of  Rossini,  Meyerbeer,  Donizetti,  Bellini,  and 
Gounod  delighted  the  musical  world.  Nowadays  creations  of  genius  oftener 
take  the  form  of  orchestral  composition;  and  even  the  delightful  Gilbert  and 
Sullivan  series  can  not  long  hold  the  public  taste.  Classicism  is  too  intellectual, 
too  somber;  we  must  have  recreation.  The  theaters, 'therefore,  simply  obey  the 
popular  demand,  and  in  place1  of  serious  productions  provide,  for  example,  the 
fund  of  American  satire  in  which  Hoyt  excels,  to  please  the  willing  listener 
with  clever  and  fertile  wit,  set  in  the  modern  form  of  play.  The  foibles  of  poli- 
tics, plumbing,  hotel-keeping,  athletic  sports,  railroading,  drug-store-keeping, 
and  prohibition  have  served  as  themes  for  mirth-provoking  exaggeration,  and 
people  have  flocked  to  see  these  rollicking  performances.  One  of  the  last  of 
American  managers  to  relinquish  the  era  of  legitimate  drama  was  James  H. 
McVicker,  the  well-known  theater  manager  of  Chicago. 

The  Auditorium. — This  is  one  of  the  finest  theaters  in  the  world,  noted 
for  the  frequent  display  and  brilliancy  of  its  assemblages.  Imagine  the 
spectacle  in  the  winter  of  1889-90,  when  the  Auditorium  inaugurated  the  Patti 
season  of  opera  with  Rossini's  "  William  Tell."  The  stage-setting  is  a  perfect 
reproduction  of  rural  scenery.  Two  rows  of  boxes  on  each  side,  forty  in  all,  are 
filled  with  parties  of  five  persons,  who  have  paid  $2,500  for  the  season  for  each 
box.  The  ladies  occupying  them  are  richly  attired,  the  display  of  gems  being 
as  lavish  as  it  is  beautiful.  From  the  enormous  stage  the  parquet,  seating 
1,500  people  in  wide  chairs,  stretches  far  backward,  slowly  rising  until  it 
reaches  the  first  gallery,  beneath  which  is  a  broad  space  carpeted  with  red 
velvet,  and  opening  upon  large  rooms  handsomely  adorned  with  leather- 
covered  furniture,  open  grates,  etc.  Above  the  gallery,  again,  the  great 
balcony  rises  to  a  height  of  about  five  stories,  having  seating  accommodation 
for  1,500  people.  Above  this  is  a  gallery  with  437  seats  projecting  slightly 
beyond  the  balcony,  and  overlapping  this,  still  higher,  is  the  upper  gallery, 
with  526  seats.  The  lower  seats  are  upholstered  w'th  yellow  plush,  in  harmony 

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with  the  general  tone  of  the  Auditorium.  Near  the  balcony-rail,  and  along 
the  narrow  gallery  surmounting  the  boxes,  are  seats  which  have  commanded 
$30  each  from  speculators,  and  there  is  standing-room  all  over  the  house  for 
about  1,500  people,  at  $1  each.  From  the  arch  of  the  proscenium,  extending 
over  the  parquet  in  widening  curves,  are  arches  of  electric  lights,  festooned 
with  decorative  moldings  in  yellow  and  cream  color.  The  effect  of  this 
spectacle  as  seen  from  the  balcony  is  the  most  brilliant  imaginable.  The 
entire  audience  of  about  6,000  persons  is  filled  with  animation  and  delight, 
enchanted  not  only  by  the  glittering  display  of  wealth  and  luxury,  but  by 
the  music,  distinctly  heard  in  the  remotest  part  of  the  house.  Such  is  the 
opening  night  at  the  Auditorium. 

The  Auditorium  is  seen  most  favorably  only  when  the  house  is  well  filled 
— as  at  a  concert  by  the  Apollo  Club  or  during  some  World's  Fair  attraction. 
The  Apollo  Club  here  made  excellent  use  of  the  huge  organ  and  its  steeple- 
bells,  and  on  workingmen's  nights  wage-earners  are  invited  to  hear  music 
at  less  than  cost,  the  singing  being  always  voluntary.  The  balls  which  are 
given  in  this  hall  make  it  the  most  important  social  center  in  the  western 
world.  At  the  Columbian  dedication  ball  boxes  were  arranged  across  the 
stage,  and  the  floor  extended  over  the  entire  parquet.  The  scene  while  the 
diplomatic  corps  and  the  officers  of  the  regular  army  and  the  militia  of  a 
dozen  States  were  moving  about  was  similar  to  the  tableau  at  an  inauguration 
ball  in  Washington,  when  some  unusually  large  floor  has  been  obtained;  but 
the  luxurious  surroundings  of  the  Auditorium — the  ladies'  rooms,  smoking- 
rooms,  cloak  rooms,  banquet-hall,  and  perfect  acoustics,  combined  with  absence 
of  draughts — these  defy  comparison. 

The  stage  of  the  Auditorium  offers  an  example  of  the  luxury  of  modern 
theatrical  machinery,  and  should  be  described  as  in  some  sense  typical  of  the 
mimic  scene,  in  attempting  to  popularize  which,  during  the  seventies,  Edwin 
Booth  lost  a  fortune  in  New  York.  The  expense  incurred  behind  the  foot- 
lights of  the  Auditorium  was  $175,000.  In  the  first  place  there  are  two  stories 
under  the  stage,  and  hydraulic  elevators  lift  the  whole,  or  any  part  of  it,  at 
the  will  of  the  engineer.  This  stage  is  62!  feet  deep  from  footlights  to  the  rear 
wall,  98  feet  wide,  and  from  the  stage-floor  to  the  flies  the  height  is  89  feet;  in 
great  scenes  the  proscenium  also  lifts  out  of  sight,  making  the  stage  as  wide 
as  the  parquet.  Twenty-six  hydraulic  elevators  move  the  nine  "bridges" 
and  four  drops  which  form  the  stage-floor.  There  are  125  backgrounds  and 
300  movable  pieces,  and  behind  the  scenes  may  be  unrolled  300  feet  of  pan- 
oramic horizon  fifty  feet  high,  representing  any  sky  effect  proper  to  the  hour 
of  the  scene.  The  arrival  of  the  loaded  ship  on  the  ocean  in  "  Othello,"  and 
the  debarkation  of  the  troops,  is  made  so  realistic  as  to  fill  the  spectator  with 
fear  for  the  safety  of  the  storm-tossed  Venetians.  The  double-floored  scene 
in  "Aida,"with  the  brass  god  Phthal  in  the  temple  above  and  the  lovers 


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VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


Printing-house   Row,  from  Van  Buren  Street. 

The  page  opposite  portrays  faithfully  the  extraordinary  double  row  of 
high  buildings  which  lines  Dearborn  Street  between  Van  Buren  and  Harrison 
streets.  This  is  Printing-house  Row — so  called  from  the  large  number  of  print- 
ing-offices included  within  its  limits.  Among  the  high  structures  of  this 
group,  described  elsewhere,  are  the  Old  Colony,  the  Manhattan,  the  Pontiac, 
the  Como,  the  Caxton,  the  Monon,  and  the  Ellsworth. 


1.  The  Old  Colony  Building 
Is  one  of  the  latest  of  the  high  steel  build- 
ings, and  fronts  three  streets  at  Dearborn, 
and  Van  Buren,  and  Plymouth  Place,  on  the 
southeast  corner  of  the  two  streets.  Its 
frontages  are  148  feet  on  Dearborn  Street 
and  Plymouth  Place  and  68  feet  on  Van 
Buren  Street.  The  building  is  210  feet  high, 
or  17  stories  and  basement,  with  6  passen- 
ger elevators.  It  is  built  with  tower  bays  at 
the  corners,  and  presents  an  ornate  appear- 
ance. The  first  four  stories  are  of  light-blue 
Bedford  stone  and  for  the  upper  part  Old 
Colony  pressed  brick  and  white  terra  cotta 
are  used.  There  are  5  stores  and  600  offices. 
The  corridor  floors  are  laid  in  mosaic  tile, 
and  the  modern  appurtenances  and  luxuries 
are  seen  in  profusion.  The  Old  Colony  was 
erected  by  Francis  Bartlett  of  Boston  in 
1893,  at  a  cost  of  over  $900,000. 

2.  The  Oirard  Building, 
At  298-306  Dearborn  Street,  has  100  feet 
frontages  on  Dearborn  Street  and  Custom 
House  Place.  It  is  60  feet  deep  and  80  feet 
high,  with  7  stories  and  basement;  1  passen- 
ger elevator,  1  freight  elevator,  15  offices, 
and  4  stores;  brick,  stone,  and  iron  exterior. 
Occupied  by  printers,  publishers,  engravers, 
and  photographers.  Erected  in  1888. 
3.  The  Manhattan  Building, 
At  317-321  Dearborn  Street,  was  the  first 
16-story  building  erected  in  America,  beat- 
ing the  Unity  only  by  a  neck.  It  has 
shoulders  like  a  grain  elevator,  and  at  the 
time  of  its  inception  and  construction  was 
regarded  with  awe  and  fear.  It  has  front- 
ages of  150  feet  on  Dearborn  Street  and 
Plymouth  Place,  and  is  68  feet  deep,  with  a 
height  of  200  feet.  There  are  3  stores,  600 
offices,  and  5  passenger  elevators.  The  ex- 
terior is  of  granite,  Roman  brick,  and  t«rra 
cotta.  The  interior  is  of  steel,  tile,  and 
cement.  The  building  is  tenanted  by  manu- 
facturers'1 agents  and  publishers.  It  cost 
$850,000,  and  was  erected  in  1890. 

4.  The  Monoii  Building, 
At  320-326  Dearborn  Street,  extends  through 
to  Custom  House  Place,  with  frontages  of 
75  feet.  It  is  67  feet  deep  and  160  feet  high, 
in  13  stories  and  basement.  It  is  one  of  the 
fine  high  steel  buildings  of  New  Chicago, 
and  was  built  principally  for  the  general 


offices  of  the  "  Monon  "  Route.  There  are  4 
stores,  125  offices,  and  3  passenger  elevators. 
The  exterior  is  of  brick  and  terra  cotta,  the 
interior,  steel  and  tile.  Patent  lawyers  and 
publishers  fill  the  offices  which  are  not  occu- 
pied by  the  railroad  company.  The  Monon 
was  erected  in  1890  at  a  cost  of  $285,000. 

5.    The  Como  Block, 

At  323-325  Dearborn  Street,  has  frontages  of 
40  feet  on  both  Dearborn  Street  and  Plym- 
outh Place.  It  is  80  feet  deep,  95  feet  high, 
and  is  divided  into  8  stories  and  basement. 
It  was  among  the  first  of  the  better  class  of 
structures  for  publishers,  and  was  built  with 
steel  frame  and  heavy  walls  of  stone,  brick, 
and  terra'cotta.  There  are  2  stores,  25 
offices,  and  2  passenger  elevators.  The 
building  is  occupied  by  printers,  publish- 
ers, engravers,  artists,  and  manufacturers1 
agents.  It  was  erected  in  1888. 

6.  The  Caxton  Building, 

At  328-334  Dearborn  Street,  has  frontages  of 
80  feet  through  to  Custom  House  Place. 
This  is  a  great  nive  of  industry  with  printers, 
binders,  and  publishers  on  each  one  of  its 
12  stories.  The  building  rises  to  a  height  of 
150  feet,  and  has  3  passenger  elevators, 
which  carry  3,000  persons  daily.  There  are 
110  offices  and  5  stores.  The  construction  is 
steel,  fire-proofing,  brick  and  terra-cotta 
exterior.  Krected  in  1890;  cost  $270,000. 

7.  The  Pontiac  Building 

Is  a  still  larger  structure  of  the  same  high 
architectural  character,  at  the  northwest 
corner  of  Dearborn  and  Harrison  streets, 
with  100  feet  frontage  on  Dearborn  and  70 
on  Harrison.  It  has  14  stories  and  base- 
ment, 260  offices,  and  2  passenger  elevators. 
The  exterior  construction  is  of  brick  and 
terra  cotta,  with  steel  and  tile  interior.  It 
is  occupied  by  publishers  and  printers,  and 
cost  $375,000. 

8.  The  Ellsworth  Building, 
At  353-359  Dearborn  Street,  extends  through 
to  Plymouth  Place,  with  frontages  on  both 
streets  of  71  feet,  and  a  depth  of  60  feet. 
The  building,  of  steel,  with  exterior  of  brick 
and  terra  cotta.  was  erected  in  1892.  It  is  170 
feet  high,  in  14  stories  and  basement.  There 
are  4  stores,  200  offices,  and  3  elevators.  The 
tenants  are  manufacturers'  agents,  publish- 
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82  AMUSEMENTS. 

immured  in  the  dungeon  below,  is  no  less  than  24  x  36  feet.  The  steel  ropes 
on  which  these  hundreds  of  pieces  hang  aggregate  twenty-one  miles.  When 
the  orchestra  is  augmented,  as  in  opera,  there  are  "dark"  electric  lights  on 
the  music-stands,  and  during  night  scenes  these  present  curious  effects. 
The  manager  is  Mil  ward  Adams,  well  known  to  his  profession,  who  had  the 
honor  of  managing  the  audience  at  the  dedication  of  the  World's  Fair,  in 
Manufactures  Hall,  when  150,000  persons  attended.  The  Auditorium  was 
planned  and  promoted  by  Ferdinand  W.  Peck. 

Chicago  Opera  House  is  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Washington  and  Clark 
streets.  This  house  is  the  scene  of  triumph  of  the  Amazon  show,  and  here  the 
tinseled  marching  host  has  scored  its  greatest  success  in  America,  and  sum- 
mer after  summer  the  richest  of  spectacles  and  the  sorriest  of  dramas  draw 
crowded  houses  with  no  change  of  bills;  a  popularity  secured  by  David  Hen- 
derson, once  a  first-class  daily  journalist,  who,  tiring  of  literary  poverty,  has 
become  wealthy  as  a  successful  manager.  The  theater  which  he  manages  in 
Chicago  is  in  a  steel  building,  and  though  its  ulterior  once  burned,  every  pos- 
sible precaution  has  now  been  taken  to  preclude  danger  from  fire,  so  that  if  the 
spectator  can  not  feel  safe  here,  he  would  do  well  to  avoid  all  public  assem- 
blages. There  are  two  main  exits,  one  to  Washington  Street  and  one  to  Clark 
Street,  besides  passages  to  the  alley  in  the  rear.  Neither  need  there  be  fear  of 
collapse,  for  all  the  galleries  and  boxes  are  of  steel,  and  would  probably  sup- 
port a  weight  one  hundred  times  greater  than  could  be  piled  on  them.  The 
West  Side  cables  pass,  and  the  North  Side  cables  are  close  by  this  theater, 
whose  illuminations  at  night  make  it  a  landmark  of  the  city.  Entering  from 
Washington  Street,  we  reach  a  reception-room  leading  to  a  fine  interior.  Here 
are  two  galleries,  and  seats  for  2,000  people.  The  prices  are  $1.50,  $1,  75 
cents,  and  50  cents,  and  one  seat  is  as  good  as  another.  The  music  and 
scenery  of  this  theater  are  surpassed  only  by  those  of  the  Auditorium  on  rare 
occasions.  In  hot  weather  the  gallery  is  necessarily  the  warmest  place,  but  it 
is  also  the  most  comfortable  when  the  temperature  is  below  zero. 

Columbia  Theater  is  on  the  south  side  of  Monroe  Street,  near  Dearborn. 
North  Side  cables  pass  the  door,  with  West  and  South  Side  cables  only  one 
and  two  blocks  away.  Here  the  seats  are  commodious,  but  it  is  well  to 
get  within  twenty-five  feet  of  the  stage,  if  possible.  The  seating  capacity  is 
2,400.  The  theater  was  christened  the  Columbia  in  1885  by  Ellen  Terry,  who 
was  the  leading  lady  in  Henry  Irving's  company,  then  playing  there  to  great 
houses.  Will  J.  Davis,  husband  of  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  and  proprietor  of 
the  Haymarket  (West  Side)  Theater,  is  a  partner  with  Al  Hayman  at  the 
Columbia,  and  no  theater  in  Chicago,  for  the  last  two  years,  has  been  able  to 
outdo  this  house  in  recJierche  attractions.  The  stage  is  very  large,  and  on  the 
occasion  of  Amazon  marches  and  transformation  scenes  comes  into  magnificent 
use.  Seats  in  the  orchestra  and  dress-circle,  $1.50;  rear  lower  floor  and  front 


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gallery,  $1;  rear  of  gallery,  75  cents;  upper  gallery,  50  cents.  The  best  seats 
are  on  the  lower  floor.  Splendid  illuminations  and  a  brilliant  canopy  and  foyer 
welcome  you  to  a  fine  interior. 

The  Eden  Musee,  or  Haverly's  Casino,  Wabash  Avenue,  south  of 
Adams  Street,  was  formerly  a  beautiful  little  wax-work  exhibition  with  music- 
hall.  Jack  Haverly,  with  his  time-honored  minstrel  show,  has  recalled  the 
place  to  popularity,  and  here  family  parties  may  spend  a  happy  hour  at  the 
smallest  expense  and  without  fear  of  improprieties.  The  music  is  sure  to  be 
good  and  the  fun  uproarious.  Admission  to  all,  50  cents;  children,  25  cents; 
seats  open  to  first  comers.  Children  particularly  delight  in  the  Eden  Musee. 
Cables  pass  the  door,  and  Van  Buren  Street  cables  and  Elevated  near  by. 

Grand  Opera  House. — This  site  has  been  devoted  to  amusements  for 
nearly  forty  years.  Here  was  Bryan  Hall,  which  shortly  before  the  Great 
Fire  was  transformed  into  Hooley's  Theater.  Here,  after  the  Great  Fire, 
the  Coliseum  beer-hall  had  its  day,  and  pickpockets  at  last  turned  off  the 
gas-meter  below,  while  their  pals  rifled  the  pockets  of  the  roysterers  upstairs. 
In  1880  it  was  devoted  to  better  uses,  and  has  been  a  successful  house  for 
over  a  decade.  Here  Hoyt  has  produced  many  of  his  laughable  farces 
with  profit  to  the  management.  Here,  too,  the  Boston  Ideals — Barnabee, 
Clarke,  and  particularly  De  Lussan,  the  ideal  ' '  Daughter  of  the  Regiment" — 
sustained  the  expiring  cause  of  good  music,  and  left  the  patrons  of  the  Grand 
with  many  pleasant  memories.  The  West  Side  and  North  Side  cables  pass 
within  half  a  block,  and  the  somewhat  antiquated  transparency  announces  at  a 
distance  the  current  attraction.  The  entrance  is  opposite  the  east  door  of  the 
Court  House.  The  prices  are  $1.50,  $1,  75  cents,  and  50  cents,  the  theater 
accommodating  about  1,300  people. 

Hooley's  Theater  is  located  at  149  Randolph  Street,  very  near  the  junc- 
tion of  the  North  and  the  West  cables.  It  once  stood  where  the  Grand  Opera 
House  is.  The  seats  are  crowded  together  closely,  an  inconvenience  compen- 
sated by  the  class  of  plays,  which  is  always  high,  more  successes  having  been 
scored  here  during  the  last  decade  than  anywhere  else.  The  crack  New  York 
companies  often  visit  this  house,  which  seats  over  1,500  people,  the  prices 
ranging  from  $1.50  for  the  best  seats  to  50  cents  for  the  upper  gallery.  All 
seats  on  the  lower  floor  are  near  the  stage. 

McVicker's  Theater. — If  you  turn  aside  from  the  living  torrent  that 
passes  at  State  and  Madison  streets,  and  enter  the  latter  brilliant  thoroughfare, 
within  a  few  feet  on  the  left,  facing  north,  is  the  commanding  front  of 
McVicker's  Theater.  Its  light  and  graceful  canopy  invites  you  to  glance  within 
and  examine  the  wide  and  handsome  entrance.  On  the  left  is  the  candy-store 
which  Gunther  made  famous  before  he  turned  it  over  to  Plows;  and  on  the 
right  is  a  display  of  the  choicest  fruits.  There  is,  possibly,  no  theater  in  Amer- 
ica better  known  than  McVicker's.  Its  proprietor  and  manager  was  one  of  the 


84  AMUSEMENTS. 

earliest  of  Chicago's  actors,  as  our  history  has  shown.  His  connection  with 
Edwin  Booth,  Lotta,  Jefferson,  Edwin  Adams,  John  McCullough,  Florence, 
Maggie  Mitchell,  O'Neill,  Nagle,  and  hundreds  of  other  actors  was  close,  and 
often  affectionate.  His  own  talent  was  recognized  in  roles  like  Hamlet's 
grave-digger,  and  his  character  and  intellect  reflected  such  honor  upon  the  pro- 
fession that  he  became  their  dean  and  mentor.  But  when  the  change  came  from 
"Julius  Caesar"  to  the  "Black  Crook,"  from  stock  companies  with  a  dozen 
men  of  genius  to  strolling  companies  with  rarely  an  actor  and  never  a  play,  he 
was  unable  to  adapt  himself  to  the  necessity  of  abandoning  the  drama  and 
playing  to  the  box-office  instead  of  before  the  footlights.  His  theater  remains, 
however,  a  splendid  temple,  to  which  crowds  annually  return  to  welcome  Jeffer- 
son and  other  old  favorites.  This  house,  which  was  burned  in  the  fire  of  1871, 
and  again  in  1890,  has  a  handsomer  interior  now  than  ever  before,  and  was 
finished  regardless  of  cost.  The  theater  remains  now,  as  always,  among  the 
first  on  the  list;  and  in  that  second  birth  of  the  drama  for  which  we  all  look, 
when  good  plays  shall  abound,  it  is  fair  to  presume  that  no  poor  work  will 
ever  be  seen  here — such  is  a  tradition  of  the  house. 

McVicker's  has  exits  on  all  sides,  making  it  in  that  way  the  safest  place 
of  entertainment  in  the  city.  Iron  stairways,  moreover,  are  placed  on  the  east 
and  west  walls,  and  as  a  further  safeguard  the  stage-curtain  is  of  asbestos. 
The  seating  capacity  is  2,300.  The  interior  decorations  are  complete,  entirely 
covering  the  walls  and  ceiling,  with  the  exception  of  a  space  over  the  boxes 
for  bas-reliefs,  by  Gelert,  representing  the  Chicago  massacre  and  La  Salle's 
march  through  Illinois.  The  effect  of  the  -auditorium  is  impressive,  lavish- 
ness  of  expense  being  combined  with  simplicity  of  design.  The  stage  is  very 
large,  and  there  are  two  galleries  and  twelve  boxes.  Here  in  the  forenoons  of 
Sundays  Dr.  H.  W.  Thomas  preaches  to  his  congregation,  and  here  all  the 
great  actors,  singers,  and  lecturers  have  appeared.  To  this  house  the  remains 
of  Franc  B.  Wilkie  (Poliuto)  were  brought  by  the  Press  Club  in  1891,  and 
a  most  beautiful  service  was  held  in  honor  of  Chicago's  great  journalist. 
The  prices  of  seats  at  McVicker's  range  from  50  cents  to  $1.50.  Mr. 
McVicker's  "  Observanda,"  or  things  that  ought  to  be  observed,  is  an  ele- 
gantly printed  and  illustrated  souvenir  of  the  theater,  similar  to  the  books 
and  pamphlets  of  other  conspicuous  buildings. 

The  Schiller  Theater,  Randolph  Street,  next  to  the  Ashland  Block,  was  the 
third  to  adopt  the  safeguards  of  a  steel  building.  It  stands  on  the  former  site 
of  Wood's  Museum,  in  which  the  Siamese  Twins,  the  Last  Supper,  and  the 
Sleeping  Beauty  were  exhibited.  In  the  old  days  the  illumination  at  night 
was  the  best  in  the  city,  beholding  which,  joy  seized  upon  the  adventurer  who 
had  sought  "  the  great  metropolis,"  as  it  was  even  then  fondly  called.  Here 
the  "  Lancashire  Lass,"  the  "Long  Strike,"  and  the  "  Ticket  o'  Leave  Man," 
with  Frank  Aiken  as  Bob  Brierly,  had  their  runs.  On  a  spot  so  long  dedi- 


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cated  to  good  drama  the  Schiller  was  formally  opened  October  1,  1892,  by 
a  German  company,  with  three  one-act  plays:  "Die  Pioniere,"  "Die  Gustie 
von  Blasemitz,"  and  "  "Wallenstein's  Lager."  Charles  Frohman's  company,  in 
the  "Major's  Appointment"  and  "Gloriana,"  appeared  October  17th,  being 
the  first  English  company  to  occupy  the  new  house.  The  holiday  season  and 
Sunday  evenings  are  devoted  to  strictly  German  productions.  The  North  cables 
pass  it;  the  West  are  a  block  south;  the  South  a  block  and  a  half  east. 

SOUTH   OF  TWELFTH   STREET. 

The  Alhambra  Theater,  telephone  "  South,  142,"  is  on  State  Street  near 
Archer  Avenue,  being  reached  by  the  cable  on  State  Street,  or  by  the  Elevated 
road.  Its  bills  are  similar  to  those  of  other  "  outside  theaters."  The  house  is 
large,  seating  2,500  people,  and  while  the  balconies  are  wide,  the  stage  is  not 
far  away.  Prices  are  moderate. 

Hardy's  Subterranean  Theater  gives  to  the  sight-seer  an  opportunity  to 
see  the  marvels  hidden  underground  by  descending  in  elevator-cars  to  a 
depth  never  before  reached.  Although  the  car  only  moves  up  and  down  in  a 
shaft  about  twenty  feet  deep,  the  illusion  is  made  perfect  by  a  combination  of 
mechanical  devices,  and  the  effect  produced  is  that  of  a  real  descent  of  1,200 
feet.  Stops  are  made  at  different  places,  showing  such  scenes  as  the  sewers 
of  Paris,  quartz-mines  (with  miners  at  work),  an  explosion  in  a  coal-mine, 
caverns  inhabited  by  prehistoric  man,  a  scene  in  the  catacombs  of  Rome,  and 
a  sunken  ship  with  divers  at  work.  Admission,  75  cents  to  $1.25. 

The  Trocadero  occupies  Battery  D,  at  Michigan  Avenue  and  Monroe 
Street,  the  building  having  been  leased  to  Dr.  Florence  Ziegfeld,  representing 
a  stock  company,  under  whose  general  management  musical  entertainments, 
including  orchestral  and  vocal  performances,  together  with  national  dances  and 
other  attractions,  will  be  given  during  the  season.  Foreign  artists  and  musi- 
cians of  wide  popularity  have  been  engaged,  and  the  project  bids  fair  to  be 
successful,  especially  in  view  of  its  novelty  and  international  character. 

Havlin's  Theater,  South  Side,  on  the  west  side  of  Wabash  Avenue, 
between  Eighteenth  and  Twentieth  streets,  was  built  to  spare  residents  the 
long  and  uncomfortable  trip  on  a  slow  and  rattling  cable.  This  theater  ruined 
its  originator,  Mrs.  Baker,  before  it  was  opened  to  the  public.  It  is  large,  and 
presents  attractive  plays,  and  as  an  old  favorite  it  is  well  worth  visiting. 

The  Marlowe  Theater  is  at  Englewood,  on  Sixty-third  Street.  It  was 
opened  in  1890,  and  its  Sunday  performances  have  met  furious  opposition  from 
the  churches  near  which  it  stands.  It  can  be  reached  by  the  State  Street  cable, 
with  transfer  over  viaduct  by  horse-cur.  Seats  for  1,200,  with  large  stage. 


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THE   NORTH   SIDE. 

Jacobs'  Clark  Street  Theater,  on  the  North  Side,  just  over  the  bridge, 
was  once  McCormick  Hall,  and  here  Richard  A.  Proctor  first  illustrated  the 
nebula  in  Orion,  and  Professor  Pepper  walked  through  the  ghost  projected 
on  the  stage.  The  house  is  now  devoted  to  cheap  attractions  which  are  held  in 
little  dramatic,  but  much  popular  repute. 

The  New  Windsor  Theater,  on  North  Clark  Street,  at  Division  Street,  is 
another  of  the  remote  theaters  of  a  high  class  erected  in  hopes  of  saving  trans- 
portation down-town  and  back.  All  good  plays  reach  theaters  of  this  class 
after  they  have  exhausted  their  field  on  the  South  Side.  Hoyt,  for  instance, 
has  from  two  to  three  plays  on  the  boards  during  the  whole  season. 

INDEX  TO  AMUSEMENTS. 

1  Academy  of  Music,  88  South  Halsted;  comedy  and  drama,  A-8. 

2  Alhambra  Theater,  State  and  Archer  Avenue;  opera  and  comedy,  D-7. 

3  Auditorium,  Wabash  Avenue  and  Congress;  opera  and  extravaganza,  E*-5. 

4  Battle  of  Gettysburg  Panorama,  Wabash  Avenue  and  Hubbard  Court,  E-6. 

5  Central  Music  Hall,  State  and  Randolph;  lectures,  concerts,  etc.,  E-3. 

6  Chicago  Fire  Cyclorama,  Michigan  Ave-  A       i       B      ,       C 

nue,  near  Madison,  E-3. 

7  Chicago  Opera  House,  Washington  and 

Clark ;  opera,  comedy,  and  drama,  C-3. 

8  Clark  Street  Theater,  Clark  and  Kinzle;  - 

comedy  and  drama,  D-2. 

9  Columbia  Theater,  Monroe,  near  Dear-  2 

born;  opera,  comedy,  and  drama,  D-4. 

10  Eden  Muse'e  and  Casino,  227-229  Wabash   -j= 

Avenue;  minstrel  and  wax  figures,  E-4. 

11  Grand  Opera  House.Clark.opposite  Court  3 

House;  opera,  comedy,  and  drama,  D-8. 

12  Hardy's  Subterranean  Theater,  Wabash 

Avenue,  near  Sixteenth,  E-7. 

13  Havlln's  Theater,  Wabash  Avenue,  near  4 

Eighteenth ;  comedy  and  drama,  E-7. 

14  Haymarket  Theater,  West  Madison,  near 

Halsted;  opera,  comedy,  and  drama,A-3.  ,- 

15  Hooley's   Theater,    Randolph,   opposite 

Court  House;    opera,    comedy,    and 
drama,  C-2. 

16  JohnBrown'sFort.Wabash  Avenue,  near  _ 

Thirteenth;  war  relics,  etc.,  E-6. 

1 7  Llbby  Prison  War  Museum,  Wabash  Ave-    - 

nue,  near  Fourteenth;  war  relics,  etc., 
E-7.  7 

18  McVlcker's  Theater.Madison,  near  State; 

opera,  comedy,  and  drama,  D-3.  A       '       B       '       C 

19  Niagara  Falls  Panorama,  Wabash  Avenue  and  Hubbard  Court,  E-5. 

20  Schiller  Theater,  Randolph,  near  Clark;  opera,  comedy,  and  drama,  D-2. 

21  Standard  Theater,  Jackson  and  Halsted;  comedy  and  drama,  A-4. 

22  The  Military  Tournament 

23  Trocadero  Theater,  Michigan  Avenue  and  Monroe,  E-3. 

94   Windsor  Theater,  North  Clark,  near  Division,  comedy  and  drama,  D-l. 


AMUSEMENTS.  87" 

WEST  SIDE  THEATERS. 

The  Academy  of  Music. — This  house,  standing  on  Halsted  Street,  a  little 
south  of  Madison,  readily  recognized  by  its  beautiful  display  of  parti-colored 
electric  lights,  has  quite  a  history.  After  the  Great  Fire  there  was  but  one 
theater  in  town,  and  that  was  involved  in  a  dozen  law-suits.  The  Academy  of 
Music  was  built,  furnished,  and  opened  in  the  month  of  November,  1871,  and, 
although  twice  burnt,  it  has  enriched  two  managers.  The  theater  usually 
gives  an  interesting  entertainment  at  low  prices,  and  seats  1,800  persons. 

The  Haymarket  Theater  is  the  leading  West  Side  place  of  amusement, 
and  is  reached  by  the  long  cross-town  cars,  as  well  as  by  the  swift  Madison 
cable.  It  stands  in  the  most  cosmopolitan  district  of  Chicago,  is  very  large, 
seating  2,400  persons,  and  its  brilliancy  at  night  adds  sensibly  to  the  splendor 
of  the  street.  Admission  falls  as  low  as  15  cents  and  rises  as  high  as  $1.50. 
Will  J.  Davis,  the  originator  and  proprietor,  is  a  native  of  Chicago,  and  a 
man  of  wide  experience.  It  may  be  added  that  the  Haymarket  Theater  has 
no  connection,  either  in  name  or  location,  with  the  riots  of  1886. 

The  Standard  Theater,  at  the  corner  of  Jackson  Boulevard  and  Halsted 
Street,  is  a  large  house,  seating  over  2,000  people;  was  erected  in  1883. 
Light  comedy  and  variety,  with  an  occasional  heavy  tragedy,  are  its  special- 
ties. The  admission  is  cheap,  from  10  cents  to  $1  for  the  best  seats. 

OTHER   ATTRACTIONS. 

Central  Music  Hall. — This  famous  hall  was  built  by  George  B.  Carpenter, 
who  was  regarded  as  a  hair-brained  promoter  until  his  project  reaped  the 
richest  of  harvests.  There  is  a  good  organ  here  and  a  large  seating  capacity, 
but  no  scenery  and  small  wing-space,  although  plenty  of  room  under  the 
stage.  Here,  before  the  erection  of  the  Auditorium,  was  the  chief  concert- 
hall  of  Chicago,  and  it  can  not  be  said  that  the  place  has  diminished  in  impor- 
tance since  1889.  So  large  is  the  demand  for  such  a  hall,  that  there  is  never 
a  night  in  the  season  when  it  is  vacant,  and  here  all  the  great  artists  and 
lecturers  who  have  visited  Chicago  since  1879,  from  Beecher  to  Edwin  Arnold, 
have  made  their  bow  to  a  Chicago  audience.  For  many  years  Prof.  David 
Swing  has  preached  here  on  Sunday  forenoons  to  an  audience  of  the  foremost 
citizens.  During  an  attractive  entertainment  before  a  good  house  an  evening 
here  can  not  fail  to  be  enjoyable.  Opposite  Masonic  Temple,  southeast  cor- 
ner of  State  and  Randolph  streets,  near  all  cables,  except  Van  Buren  Street. 

The  Congresses  at  the  Art  Palace  will  be  called  the  Assembly  of  the 
World's  Congress  Auxiliary,  and  the  daily  papers  will  teem  with  announce- 
ments of  the  principal  speakers,  who  will  represent  the  leading  thought  of  the 
world.  The  Art  Palace  is  at  the  foot  of  Adams  Street. 


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Region  of  Twelfth  Street  Railway  Station. 

The  view  before  us  on  the  opposite  page  presents  the  new  and  magnificent 
Illinois  Central  Station,  at  the  south  end  of  the  Lake  Front  Park,  and  graph- 
ically gives  the  relative  situations  of  the  world-famous  Michigan  Boulevard 
(elsewhere  fully  described)  and  Wabash  Avenue,  once  the  aristocratic  thorough- 
fare of  Chicago,  but  now  a  rapidly  extending  business  street.  The  general 
view  in  this  region  is  very  beautiful,  either  looking  toward  the  blue  lake  or 
westward  on  the  throngs  of  fine  carriages  and  well-dressed  pedestrians  con- 
tinually passing  northward  and  southward.  The  remarkable  Twelfth  Street 
viaduct  may  be  seen  to  begin  at  Wabash  Avenue.  This  elevated  thorough- 
fare crosses  twelve  or  more  great  trunk  railway  lines  ere  it  descends  to  grade 
at  Canal  Street,  on  the  West  Side.  The  Manual  Training  School  is  also  in 
sight,  and  the  World's  Fair  may  be  seen  from  any  point  south  of  Van  Buren 
Street  along  the  lake  shore.  The  visitor  arriving  at  this  station  should  note 
the  location  of  several  good  hotels  near  by,  all  of  which  are  described  below. 
The  great  boulevard  hotels  are  but  a  few  blocks  north. 


1.  The  Twelfth  Streat  Station. 
This  structure  fronts  on  Lake  Park  Place, 
formerly  Park  Row,  which  is  the  southern 
boundary  of  Lake  Front  Park.  For  22  years 
the  Illinois  Central  depot  was  the  only  ruin 
of  the  Great  Fire,  and  many  fruitless  efforts 
were  made  by  the  railroad  company  to  buy 
property  from  the  city  on  which  to  erect 
a  new  station  at  the  foot  of  Washington 
Street.  The  Supreme  Court's  decision  in  1892 
went  against  tue  company,  and  it  withdrew 
to  its  own  property  at  Twelfth  Street.  The 
present  station  was  erected  during  the  win- 
ter of  1892-93.  The  height  of  the  main 
building  is  9  stories,  or  157  feet,  the  clock- 
tower  being  13  stories,  or  225  feet  high.  The 
exterior  is  a  beautiful  combination  of  Mil- 
ford  granite  and  Pompeian  brick,  with  terra- 
cotta moldings  to  match.  There  is  a  front- 
age of  212  feet  on  Lake  Park  Place,  and  a 
depth  of  178  feet  to  the  baggage-court,  on 
the  Twelfth  Street  end  of  the  station.  The 
main  waiting-room  on  the  second  story,  100 
x!25  feet,  is  reached  from  the  carriage 
court,  or  from  the  outside  entrance.  It  has 
a  bay-window,  25  x  50  feet,  on  the  east  side, 
giving  a  view  of  ihe  lake  through  numerous 
plate-glass  windows  framed  to  represent 
pictures.  There  are  spacious  smoking- 
rooms,  a  woman's  waiting-room,  50  x  75  feet, 
a  restaurant,  and  private  dining-rooms,  all 
arranged  and  furnished  in  modern  style;  3 
high-speed  elevators  convey  passengers  to 
the  general  offices  on  the  upper  floors.  The 
train-shed,  over  600  feet  long,  is  equipped 
with  8  tracks,  and  has  accommodation  for 
110  passenger  coaches  at  one  time.  The  3 
detached  buildings  south  of  Twelfth  Street 
are  for  baggage,  incoming  and  outgoing, 


and  for  express.  The  emigrant-rooms  are 
located  over  the  baggage-rooms,  on  the 
second  floor.  The  total  cost  of  this  building 
was  upward  of  $1,000,000.  The  Illinois  Cen- 
tral, Michigan  Central,  the  "Big  Four,"  and 
the  Chicago  &  West  Michigan  railway  lines 
occupy  this  station  as  their  Chicago  passen- 
ger terminal. 

2.  The  Kimball  Building. 
This  conspicuous  feature  of  Michigan 
Boulevard  stands  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
Harmon  Court,  with  frontages  of  160  feet  on 
the  court  and  8J  feet  on  the  boulevard. 
The  structure  is  7  stories  high,  or  115  feet,  the 
clock-tower  rising  to  the  height  of  140  feet. 
Granite,  pressed  brick,  and  terra  cotta  form 
the  exterior,  the  construction  being  thor- 
oughly steel  and  fire-proof.  There  are  3  ele- 
vators— 1  passenger  and  2  freight.  This 
building  was  erected  in  1892,  and  is  entirely 
occupied  by  the  owners,  C.  P.  Kimball  &  Co., 
as  a  repository  and  factory  for  high-grade 
carriages,  sleighs,  and  harness. 

3.  The  Bordeaux  Hotel 
Has  60  feet  frontage  at  No.  339  Michigan 
Boulevard,  with  a  depth  of  120  feet,  and  is  7 
stories  high.  Its  exterior  is  of  pressed  brick 
and  terra  cotta.  Erected  in  1891,  it  has 
since  been  occupied  as  a  hotel  on  the  Euro- 
pean plan,  with  a  first-class  French  cafe  in 
connection. 

4.  The  Chicago  Manual  Training  School, 
Situated  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Twelfth 
Street  and  Michigan  Boulevard,  was  erected 
in  the  spring  of  1884.  The  materials  used  in 
its  construction  are  cut-stone,  red  brick,  and 
terra  cotta.  It  has  a  frontage  of  60  feet  on 


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Michigan  Boulevard  and  160  feet  on  Twelfth 
Street.  There  are  4  stories  and  a  large  base- 
ment, all  properly  fitted  up  as  a  model  train- 
ing school  for  education  in  all  branches  of 
manual  labor,  with  proper  intellectual  in- 
struction. A  history  of  this  successful  insti- 
tution has  been  written  and  published  in 
book  form  by  the  Hon.  Charles  H.  Ham, 
United  States  Appraiser. 

5.  The  Hotel  Stamford, 

On  the  northwest  corner  of  Michigan  Boule- 
vard and  Thirteenth  Street,  has  a  frontage 
on  Michigan  Boulevard  of  100  feet,  depth 
171  feet.  The  handsome  exterior  is  of  light- 
colored  pressed  brick  and  terra  cotta.  ft  is 
thoroughly  fire-proof,  and  has  300  rooms, 
reached  by  2  passenger  elevators.  This 
building  was  erected  in  1892,  and  has  since 
been  occupied  as  a  European  hotel. 

6.  The  Hotel  Imperial, 
Located  near  the   Twelfth  Street  Station, 
on  the  southeast  corner  of  Michigan  Boule- 
vard and  Twelfth  Street,  has  a  frontage  of 
100  feet  on  the  former  and  135  feet  on  the 
latter.     It  is    7  stories  high,  or  105   feet, 
equipped  with  2  hydraulic  passenger  ele- 
vators.   The  exterior  is  of  cut-stone,  brick, 
and   terra  cotta,  the  interior  being  hand- 
somely decorated  and  finished  in  modern 
style.     There  are  300  guest-rooms,  and   all 
the    conveniences    of    a    first-class   hotel. 
This  structure  cost  $200,000  in  1891. 

7.  The  Hotel  Martinette, 
Situated  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Wabash 
Avenue  and  Twelfth  Street,  has  frontages  of 
50  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  100  feet  on 
Twelfth  Street.  The  exterior  is  of  dark 
pressed  brick  and  cut-stone.  The  building 
is  8  stories  high,  or  115  feet.  The  European 
plan  has  been  adopted  by  the  management 


of  this  hotel,  there  being  200  rooms  and 
a  first-class  restaurant.  Erected  in  1892. 

8.  John  Brown's  Fort, 
Nos.  1339-1343  Wabash  Avenue.  The  outer 
building  is  50  feet  in  height,  80  feet  deep, 
having  a  frontage  of  75  feet.  The  old  fort 
within  is  a  low  1-story  brick  structure,  con- 
taining 2  rooms  and  surmounted  by  a  wooden 
tower  12  feet  high.  It  was  originally  con- 
structed as  a  part  of  the  United  States 
arsenal  at  Harper's  Ferry,  W.  Va. ;  during 
the  war  it  was  occupied  as  a  hospital  by 
both  the  Federal  and  Confederate  armies. 
Brown's  personal  rules,  pikes  with  which 
he  proposed  to  arm  the  negroes,  personal 
letters,  accouterments,  swords,  portraits, 
etc.,  of  prominent  generals,  and  many  other 
relics  of  the  great  war  are  shown  in  con- 
nection with  the  old  fort.  It  was  removed 
from  Harper's  Ferry  August,  1892,  and 
erected  in  Chicago  September,  1892. 

0.  The  Veteran  Protective  Association 
Occupies  the  2-story  building  on  the  south- 
west corner  of  Michigan  Boulevard  and 
Thirteenth  Street.  It  has  a  frontage  of 
80  feet  on  Michigan  Boulevard  and  100  feet 
on  Thirteenth  Street,  and  is  constructed 
of  cut-stone  and  brick.  The  basement  is 
occupied  by  a  medium-priced  restaurant. 
Erected  in  1875. 

1O.    The  Fourteenth  Street  Pumping 

Station 

Was  erected  in  1398,  and  contains  the 
engines  and  pumps  that  furnish  the  water 
obtained  from  the  new  4-mile  crib.  The 
building  is  2  stories  high,  and  has  an  exte- 
rior of  cut-stone  and  red  brick.  It  occupies 
the  northwest  corner  of  Indiana  Avenue  and 
Fourteenth  Street.  There  are  3  high-press- 
ure pumps,  with  room  for  another  when- 
ever a  demand  is  made  for  more  water  in 
that  district. 


AMUSEMENTS.  91 

John  Brown's  Fort  is  the  little  engine-house  that  for  over  thirty  years  stood 
below  the  platform  at  the  railroad  station  in  Harper's  Ferry — now  to  be  seen 
on  Wabash  Avenue  near  Thirteenth  Street.  In  this  building  Ossawatomie 
Brown  was  brought  to  bay,  wounded,  and  captured.  Admission  50  cents. 
Many  war- relics  are  also  preserved  here. 

Labyrinths. — The  best  one  is  near  the  Elevated  station  on  Congress  Street, 
opposite  Siegcl,  Cooper  &  Co.'s.  In  this  the  mirrors  aid  in  confusing  the  eye; 
a  second  staircase  leads  to  another  maze.  The  Magic  Maze  is  on  West  Madison 
Street  near  Aberdeen.  Both  are  new,  and  consequently  little  clouded  with 
dust  or  tarnished  by  tune.  Admission  25  cents. 

Lake  excursions. — Many  steamboats  provide  excursions  to  Milwaukee, 
St.  Joseph,  Michigan  City,  and  the  Fair  Grounds.  It  is  often  a  good  way  to  cool 
the  blood  in  a  hot  spell.  The  great  pier  at  Van  Buren  Street  will  show  the 
way  to  the  Fair  Grounds.  But  the  uninformed  should  examine  the  waves, 
for  little  ones  on  shore  mean  big  ones  outside. 

Libby  Prison  War  Museum  stands  behind  a  handsome  stone  battlement 
on  the  east  side  of  Wabash  Avenue  near  Sixteenth  Street.  George  E.  Wright 
conceived  the  idea  of  removing  the  old  Libby  tobacco  warehouse  from  Rich- 
mond to  Chicago,  and  with  the  aid  of  a  few  men  like  C.  F.  Gunther  it  was  suc- 
cessfully done.  The  rooms  of  the  building  are  filled  with  relics,  and  the  vis- 
itor should  see  the  tailor's  goose  of  Andrew  Johnson,  the  will  of  John  Brown, 
the  details  of  the  tunnel  escape,  two  bullets  that  met  in  mid-air,  manuscripts 
by  all  American  generals,  old  currency,  cannon-balls  imbedded  in  trees  on  bat- 
tle-fields, arctic  souvenirs,  the  great  chain  from  Newberg,  many  historical  por- 
traits, and  war  stationery.  An  afternoon  devoted  to  the  attractions  in  Libby 
Prison  is  instructive.  Admission  50  cents. 

Libraries.— The  reference-rooms  of  the  Newberry  Library,  on  the  North 
Side,  at  Washington  Square,  and  of  the  Public  Library,  in  the  City  Hall,  are 
open  to  all.  It  is  only  necessary  to  take  a  seat  and  sign  a  blank  for  the  book 
needed.  Choose  a  "  reference  book,"  and  it  will  not  be  "  out."  There  are  many 
literary  treasures  in  each  of  these  collections. 

Music-halls  and  balls. — These  are  advertised  in  the  morning  and  even- 
ing papers.  Among  the  halls  are  Chickering,  Kimball,  Battery  D  (on  Michi- 
gan Boulevard),  Recital  Hall  (Auditorium),  all  the  Turner  halls,  McDonald's 
Hall  (near  Cook  County  Hospital),  Curran's  Hall,  the  Socialists'  halls,  lodge- 
rooms,  etc.  The  complete  list  is  in  the  City  Directory. 

Observatories. — Masonic  Temple,  described  in  the  article  on  "Notable  Tall 
Buildings."  Fee  25  cents.  The  Auditorium  Tower,  reached  from  the  Con- 
gress Street  entrance  by  elevator,  seventeen  stories.  The  Board  of  Trade  Tower 
may  be  climbed  to  a  certain  height.  There  are  towers  at  the  World's  Fair. 
The  Waterworks  Tower  on  Chicago  Avenue  is  often  open  to  climbers. 


92  AMUSEMENTS. 

Panoramas. — To  the  country  visitor  doubtless  the  cycloramas,  of  which 
there  are  now  five  in  the  city,  will  offer  delight  and  surprise.  The  northern- 
most is  opposite  the  Art  Institute,  and  represents  the  Chicago  Fire.  It  is  more 
truly  the  burned  district  as  it  appeared  on  the  morning  of  October  9,  1871. 
It  is  accurately  historical,  and  should  be  seen.  The  color,  however,  is  far  too 
low  in  tone,  a  truer  effect  being  obtained  by  viewing  it  through  red  glass. 
At  Hubbard  Court  and  Wabash  Avenue  will  be  found  two  similar  exhibitions 
on  opposite  corners.  The  western  one  is  Gettysburg,  the  first  of  our  perma- 
nent institutions  of  this  character.  The  illusions  of  these  devices  can  not  be 
described,  and,  although  those  of  the  Chicago  Fire  are  perhaps  best,  all  are 
interesting  and  remarkable.  Across  the  way  from  Gettysburg  is  Jerusalem 
and  the  Crucifixion,  and  here  the  scene  along  the  road-side  is  a  faithfully 
presented  picture,  and  a  row  of  water- jars  represented  in  the  foreground  is 
scarcely  distinguishable  from  similar,  yet  actual,  objects  in  close  proximity. 

The  entrance  fee  to  these  remarkable  illusions  and  pictures  is  50  cents,  and 
you  may  stay  as  long  as  you  please,  an  interesting  lecture  being  delivered 
meanwhile.  "  Paris  by  Moonlight "  was  the  first  cyclorama  seen  in  Chicago. 
It  was  shown  in  the  Exposition  Building  in  1875.  "Jerusalem,"  "  The  Siege 
of  Paris,"  ' '  Shiloh,"  and  the  "  Monitor  and  Merrimac  "  have  since  been  exhib- 
ited to  admiring  throngs.  The  artist  who  gained  greatest  celebrity  in  this 
work  had  the  alarming  name  of  Philippoteaux. 

Street-cars. — It  is  a  favorite  pastime  of  Chicagoans  to  mount  the  grip-car 
and  ride  out  of  town  and  back  on  summer  nights.  The  ride  past  Washington 
Park,  on  the  south  cable;  through  Garfield  Park,  on  the  west  cable;  or  past 
Lincoln  Park,  on  the  north  cable,  is  both  pleasant  and  beneficial  to  health. 

The  Washington  Park  Association  is  a  racing  society  annually  draw- 
ing immense  concourses  to  its  "  Derby  "  and  other  events.  Extensive  improve- 
ments were  made  during  1892,  all  the  appointments  now  ranking  with  any  of 
the  famous  race-courses  of  the  East.  The  magnificent  double  decked  grand- 
stand is  the  largest  in  the  country,  and  is  capable  of  holding  20,000  people. 
By  means  of  recently  constructed  bridges,  visitors  can  gain  access  to  the 
grand-stand  from  either  the  steam  or  horse  cars  without  haviug  to  cross  the 
crowded  roadway  or  mingle  with  the  usual  jam  around  the  betting-ring. 
Over  $200,000  in  stakes  and  purses  is  annually  offered  by  this  Association, 
the  American  Derby,  which  includes  among  its  entries  some  of  the  most 
famous  thoroughbreds  of  England  and  America,  being  worth  $50,000  to  the 
winner.  The  track,  eighty  feet  wide  and  one  mile  in  circuit,  is  considered  a 
fast  one,  numerous  records  having  been  broken  thereon. 

Theater  tickets  are  on  sale  at  many  of  the  hotels,  and  the  telephone-book 
will  give  the  number  of  any  box-office  in  town,  and  the  proper  use  of  the 
instrument  will  save  much  personal  annoyance. 


CLUBS. 

Popular  definition. — A  club  is  composed  of  persons  following  similar 
pursuits  or  who  are  congenial  in  their  tastes,  who  wish  to  have  a  place  where 
they  will  be  free  from  intrusion,  enjoying  the  privacy  of  a  home  and  having 
at  their  command  comforts  and  conveniences,  many  of  which  the  ordinary 
home  does  not  furnish.  Only  the  club  members  or  their  invited  guests  can 
obtain  admission.  Sometimes  the  club  occupies  a  building  of  its  own  and 
sometimes  it  rents  quarters.  The  members  of  a  wealthy  organization  find 
within  the  walls  of  their  club-house  a  restaurant,  library,  writing  room, 
billiard-room,  bowling-alley,  card-room,  parlors,  music-room,  ball-room,  pict- 
ure-gallery, and  sleeping-rooms.  There  are  many  clubs  which  have  only  a 
few  of  these  conveniences,  but  which,  nevertheless,  play  an  important  part  in 
city  social  life.  Each  of  them  is  supposed  to  be  open  at  all  times  to  its  mem- 
bers, or  during  such  hours  as  the  latter  may  be  likely  to  use  its  rooms. 

As  no  person  can  enter  a  club  without  the  invitation  of  a  member,  and  as 
the  visitor  may  not  count  one  among  his  Chicago  acquaintances,  it  may  be 
impossible  for  him  to  see  anything  of  club  life  in  Chicago.  If  he  is  fortunate 
enough  to  know  any  one  who  has  the  right  to  enter,  and  who  asks  him  to  be 
his  guest  there,  he  should  not  fail  to  avail  himself  of  the  opportunity.  He 
will  then  be  able  to  form  some  idea  of  the  comforts  and  conveniences  of 
Chicago  clubs  and  of  the  hospitality  of  those  who  belong  to  them.  But  whether 
the  visitor  does  or  does  not  secure  this  most  desirable  privilege  he  will  wish  to 
know  something  about  the  leading  clubs  of  Chicago,  some  of  which,  owing  to 
the  prominent  part  they  have  taken  in  national,  municipal,  or  commercial 
questions,  have  a  widely  extended  reputation. 

The  Argo  Club  deserves  mention  on  account  of  its  quarters,  which  can  be 
reached  by  crossing  the  Illinois  Central  tracks  on  the  Randolph  Street  viaduct 
and  going  eastward  to  the  end  of  the  Illinois  Central  pier.  The  members,  who 
are  fond  of  aquatic  sports,  had  a  large  and  finely  furnished  boat-house  built, 
which  is  moored  at  that  point.  It  has  a  kitchen,  store-rooms,  gymnasium,  state- 
rooms, etc.;  and  in  summer  evenings  an  orchestra  plays  on  the  promenade 
deck,  while  the  members  and  their  guests  enjoy  the  cool  lake  breezes. 

The  Associated  Cycling  Clubs. — Chicago,  with  its  many  parks  and 
miles  of  perfect  boulevards,  is  often  called  the  "cyclists'  paradise."  The  club 
membership  is  reckoned  at  5,000  wheelmen.  The  Pullman  road  race  has  been 
the  annual  event  for  the  last  six  years.  Among  the  most  prominent  cycling 
clubs,  whose  doors  are  always  open  to  the  visiting  wheelmen,  are  the  Chicago 
Cycling  Club,  Fifty-seventh  and  Lake  Avenue;  Illinois  Cycling  Club,  1068 
Washington  Boulevard;  Lincoln  Cycling  Club,  1  Ogden  Front. 

193) 


94  CLUBS. 

The  Ashland  Club  began  its  existence  not  many  years  ago  in  the  same 
block  of  residences  that  first  gave  shelter  to  the  Illinois  Club,  ten  years  earlier. 
It  soon  moved  to  the  great  house  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Wood  Street  and 
Washington  Boulevard,  which  it  enlarged,  perhaps  with  little  advantage  to 
the  architectural  beauty  of  the  mansion  itself,  but  with  great  gain  in  conven- 
ience. This  is  purely  a  social  organization. 

The  Calumet  Club  occupied,  from  1883  until  January  of  this  year,  when 
it  was  destroyed  by  fire,  a  handsome  building  at  the  northeast  corner  of 
Michigan  Boulevard  and  Twentieth  Street.  The  loss  was  a  specially  severe 
one  because  of  the  valuable  paintings  and  historic  relics  which  were  burnt. 
This  club  has  made  a  specialty  of  the  early  history  of  Chicago.  For  years  it 
has  been  in  the  habit  of  giving  an  annual  reception  to  the  old  settlers — those 
who  came  here  before  1840 — and  one  of  the  rooms  in  the  club-house  was 
known  as  the  "  Old  Settlers"  room,  and  was  filled  with  the  valuable  collec 
tions  of  years.  The  club  is  occupying  temporary  quarters  at  2032  Calumet 
Avenue  while  the  work  of  rebuilding  is  going  on. 

The  Carleton  Club,  3800  Viucennes  Avenue,  was  incorporated  March  13, 
1887,  and  now  numbers  300  members.  A  model  little  stage  and  theater  audi- 
ence-room will  be  ready  in  June  or  July  of  this  year,  for  the  production  of  the 
play  which  shall  receive  the  $500  prize  in  the  competition  just  closed.  This 
club  has  always  been  foremost  in  amateur  theatrical  work,  and  has  graduated 
into  professional  ranks  such  actors  as  Franklin  Wentworth,  Charles  Went- 
worth,  and  Olive  May.  Edwin  H.  Hatch  and  Allen  B.  Forbes  have  perhaps 
done  more  than  any  other  two  members  to  bring  the  club  to  its  present  success. 

The  Chicago  Athletic  Association,  124^126  Michigan  Avenue,  has  for  its 
object  the  promotion  of  physical  culture  and  manly  sports,  being  composed 
largely  of  young  men,  and  occupies  quarters  already  described  in  our  chapter 
on  "Notable  High  Buildings."  In  futherance  of  its  design,  football  and  base- 
ball teams  will  represent  the  Association  during  the  season,  and  in  the  autumn 
a  tournament  will  be  held  at  the  South  Side  Baseball  Park. 

The  Chicago  Club. — This  has  the  reputation  of  being  a  rich  man's  club. 
Its  first  real  home  was  in  the  big  building  opposite  the  Monroe  Street  entrance 
of  the  Palmer  House;  it  moved  thence  to  the  old  Art  Institute,  at  the  corner 
of  Van  Buren  Street  and  Michigan  Avenue,  in  1892,  and  there  it  is  expected 
to  maintain  its  fame  as  a  generous  entertainer  of  distinguished  visitors  to 
whom  Chicago  ought  to  extend  a  most  cordial  welcome.  N.  K.  Fairbank 
is  one  of  the  most  prominent  members,  and  Marshall  Field  has  been  four  times 
vice-president.  The  name  of  the  first  of  these  gentlemen  is  often  mentioned  in 
the  papers  in  connection  with  important  social  events  as  well  as  great  business 
enterprises.  When  the  boxes  have  to  be  sold  for  opera  festivals  or  charity 
balls,  Mr.  Fairbank  is  called  on  to  play  the  part  of  auctioneer,  and  coax  high 
bids  from  Chicago  millionaires.  The  Chicago  Club  has  entertained  Grant, 


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Hayes,  Garfleld,  Sheridan,  the  Princess  Louise,  and  other  celebrities.  Out  of 
this  club,  as  a  kind  of  "  brotherhood,"  sprang  the  even  more  celebrated  organ- 
ization called  the  Commercial  Club,  a  close  circle  of  sixty  merchants,  bankers, 
manufacturers,  etc.,  without  a  club-house,  who  discuss  great  questions  at 
their  monthly  banquets  in  the  presence  of  honored  guests.  The  Commercial 
Club  of  Boston  has  visited  the  Chicago  organization  in  a  body,  and  the  visit 
has  been  returned.  The  Commercial  Club  acts  as  well  as  discusses.  Its 
members  founded  the  Manual  Training  School  on  Michigan  Boulevard  at 
Fourteenth  Street,  where  boys  are  taught  to  work  in  wood  and  metal,  and 
gave  the  Federal  Government  the  land  for  Fort  Sheridan,  north  of  the  city. 

The  Chicago  Electric  Club  has  apartments  at  103  Adams  Street,  and 
electricians  visiting  the  city  should  request  their  friends  to  secure  their  admis- 
sion into  this  circle  of  scientists.  The  comfortable  quarters  of  this  club  are 
near  Kinsley's  Cafe",  which  is  reached  through  connecting  corridors. 

The  Chicago  Society  of  Artists  was  organized  in  the  fall  of  1887  by  a  num- 
ber of  art  lovers,  its  object  being  the  advancement  and  study  of  art  in  all  its 
branches.  A  course  of  lectures  by  prominent  artists  is  given  throughout  the 
year  to  regular  members.  This  society  has  finely  furnished  and  equipped 
rooms  in  the  Athenaeum  Building,  No.  26  Van  Buren  Street,  where  smoke- 
talks  are  given  once  a  month  for  the  benefit  of  friends  and  members  of  the 
press.  The  annual  exhibition  of  oil-paintings  occurs  in  April  of  each  year,  at 
which  time  the  Charles  T.  Yerkes  cash  prizes  are  awarded.  The  black-and- 
white  exhibit,  for  publishers  and  engravers,  takes  place  in  February,  and  two 
annual  sales  are  held — the  sketch  sale  in  November  and  the  holiday  sale  in 
December.  The  society  numbers  fifty  life,  thirty-eight  associate,  fifty-five 
annual,  and  four  honorary  members,  Joseph  Jefferson — himself  an  admirable 
artist — and  Charles  T.  Yerkes  being  among  the  latter. 

The  Chicago  Women's  Club,  organized  in  1876,  is  a  society  originally 
dedicated  to  literary  pursuits,  but  in  later  years  identified  chiefly  with  various 
charitable  schemes,  among  which  may  be  mentioned  the  Protective  Agency  for 
Women  and  Children,  the  Industrial  Art  Association,  and  the  establishment  of 
free  kindergartens,  inaugurating  the  system  in  Chicago.  The  Industrial 
School  for  Boys,  located  at  Glenwood,  is  also  due  to,the  untiring  efforts  of 
this  admirable  organization. 

The  Douglas  Club  is  located  at  No.  3518  Ellis  Avenue,  occupying  a 
three-story  building  surrounded  by  a  spacious  and  beautiful  lawn.  Lady  vis- 
itors belonging  to  the  families  of  members  enjoy  all  the  privileges  of  the  club, 
which  is  amply  provided  with  means  of  social  entertainment. 

Farragut  Boat  Club  is  one  of  the  oldest  boating  associations  in  the  West. 
Its  members  are  mostly  young  business  men  residing  on  the  South  Side.  The 
club-house  is  located  at  3016  Lake  Park  Avenue,  and  is  a  model  building  of 
brownstone  and  brick.  The  boat-house  is  near  the  corner  of  Thirty-third  street 


96 


VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


The  Wholesale  District,  North  on  Market  Street. 

The  view  presented  on  the  opposite  page  is  especially  notable  and  instruct- 
ive on  account  of  the  presence  of  the  river,  and  shows  the  facilities  for  load- 
ing and  unloading  that  are  offered  to  lake  shipping.  There  are  over  25  miles 
of  similar  dockage  within  the  city  limits,  without  reference  to  the  Calumet 
River  and  Calumet  Lake  region — for  Chicago  now  has  two  harbors  on  Lake 
Michigan.  The  bridge  at  Madison  Street  is  of  the  largest  and  late-t  pattern, 
with  steam  motor.  The  Washington  Street  bridge  has  been  but  lately  put 
where  jt  is,  for  the  structure  is  an  old  one  displaced  from  Madison  Street. 
Beneath  the  bridge  and  the  river  runs  the  Washington  Street  tunnel,  through 
which  pass  many  millions  of  people  annually,  on  the  cars  of  the  West  and 
Northwest  cables.  The  foreground  of  the  picture  is  in  the  heart  of  the  whole- 
sale district.  After  the  Great  Fire,  the  heavy  wholesale  men  moved  hither 
from  Lake  Street. 


1.  The  Jewett  Building:, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Market  and  Mon- 
roe streets,  is  an  old-style  6-story  structure, 
erected  in  1874,  95  feet  high,  with  3  freight 
elevators.  Its  exterior  is  of  brick  and  iron, 
and  its  great  area  may  be  understood  by  the 
statement  that  it  has  a  frontage  of  280  feet 
on  Monroe  and  100  on  Market  Street.  It  is 
partly  occupied  by  the  well-known  whole- 
sale clothing  firm  of  Kohn  Brothers,  and 
partly  as  a  warehouse. 

2.  The  Old  Farwell  Block 
Is  a  still  larger  edifice  of  similar  history, 
fronting  the  whole  of  the  north  side  of  Mon- 
roe Street  between  Franklin  and  Market. 
It  was  built  after  the  Great  Fire,  to  accom- 
modate one  of  the  two  largest  dry-goods 
houses  in  the  West,  and  fronts  189  feet  on 
Franklin,  330  on  Monroe,  and  120  on  Market. 
It  is  a  5-story  stone-front,  85  feet  high,  with  8 
freight  elevators,  and,  since  its  relinquish- 
ment  by  the  Farwells,  has  been  occupied  by 
wholesale  clothiers,  wholesale  dealers  in 
hats  and  caps  and  boots  and  shoes,  and 
manufacturers  and  manufacturers1  agents. 
The  year  of  its  erection  was  1873. 
3.  The  Field  Building, 
At  the  northeast  corner  of  Monroe  and 
Franklin  streets,  is  a  6-story  stone-front  of 
the  old  style,  with  100  feet  on  Monroe  and 
185  on  Franklin,  80  feet  high.  It  has  3  freight 
elevators,  and  is  occupied  by  wholesale 
clothiers  and  jewelers.  It  was  erected  in 
1874,  and  is  only  one  of  very  many  similar 
Field  buildings  on  the  South  Side. 

4.  The  Commercial  Trade  Building, 
At  the  southwest  corner  of  Madison  and 
Franklin  streets,  is  a  striking  piece  of  old- 
style  architecture,  the  designer  having  se- 
cured many  novel  effects  with  the  simple 
material  at  command.  The  frontages  are 


50  feet  on  Madison  and  185  on  Franklin,  with 
a  height  of  90  feet  in  5  stories  and  basement. 
The  exterior  is  of  brick  and  iron,  showing 
long  rows  of  arches  at  the  sidewalk.  One 
passenger  elevator  and  2  freight  elevators. 
The  occupants  are  the  Ames  Sword  Co.,  and 
wholesalers  of  boots  and  shoes,  jobbers, 
agents,  and  others.  It  was  erected  at  the 
close  of  the  panic  times,  in  1878. 

5.  The  Mullen  Building, 
At  the  southwest  corner  of  Madison  and 
Market  streets,  occupies  40  feet  on  Madison 
and  100  feet  on  Market,  75  feet  high,  5  stories 
and  basement,  brick  exterior,  with  iron 
beams,  and  follows  generally  the  description 
of  an  old-fashioned  city  business  block.  It 
is  occupied  by  wholesale  jobbers  and  manu- 
facturers' agents.  Erected  in  1878. 

6.    The  Norton  Mill, 

At  the  west  end  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Madison  Street  bridge,  is  40  feet  wide,  80 
feet  deep,  and  60  feet  high.  It  shows  many 
cracks  in  its  walls,  yet  sturdily  defies  the 
tooth  of  time.  The  elevator  which  is  seen  in 
its  rear  actually  did  collapse  in  1892,  with 
a  large  loss  of  grain. 

7.  The  Central  Union  Block,  • 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Madison  and 
Market  streets,  is  one  of  Chicago's  most 
creditable  structures.  After  the  Great  Fire 
a  brick  building  was  hastily  erected,  and 
here,  on  the  river  front,  the  Chicago  Board 
of  Trade  held  its  daily  sessions  for  several 
years.  Here  the  celebrated  Sturges  corn 
corner  broke.  Market  Street  is  in  reality  a 
plaza,  and  taking  advantage  of  their  oppor- 
tunities, the  owners  of  the  ground,  in  1890, 
erected  a  fine  brick  and  stone  edifice  of  6 
stories  and  basement,  with  220  feet  on  Mar- 
ket and  180  feet  facing  an  inclined  surface 
along  Madison  Street  going  up  to  the  bridge. 


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There  are  12  stores,  622  offices,  and  4  passen- 
ger elevators,  with  about  1,900  occupants, 
who  are  engaged  in  various  industries  and 
trades.  The  Central  Union  is  also  mentioned 
in  our  chapter  on  "Notable  High  Buildings."  ' 
8.  The  Old  Marshall  Field  Wholesale 

Building, 

At  the  northeast  corner  of  Madison  and 
Market  streets,  was  hurriedly  erected  in 
1872,  to  serve  the  owner's  great  dry  goods 
houses,  both  wholesale  and  retail.  On  its 
site,  before  the  Great  Fire,  stood  the  Gar- 
den City  Hotel.  The  frontages  are  240  feet 
on  Madison  and  180  on  Market  Street,  and 
the  5-story  building  is  remarkable  for  the 
number  of  its  solid  iron  shutters,  which  have 
always  been  closed  at  the  end  of  business 
hours.  The  value  of  the  goods  which  have 
passed  through  this  house  would  doubtless 
reach  ten  figures.  It  possessed  the  unusual 
convenience  of  a  loading-place  on  Market 
Street,  where  traffic  could  never  be  engorged. 
The  exterior  is  of  the  plainest  brick.  There 
are  4  freight  elevators,  and  it  is  still  largely 
uaed  as  a  warehouse  for  the  firm,  which 
moved  first  its  retail  business  to  the  splen- 
did quarters  at  Washington  and  State 
streets,  and  after  many  years  the  wholesale 
to  the  granite  structure  at  Adams  Street 
and  Fifth  Avenue.  A  part  of  the  old  store  is 


occupied  by    jobbers,  manufacturers,  and 
other  denizens  of  the  wholesale  district. 

9.  The  Abt  &  Fautl  Building, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Madison  and 
Franklin  streets,  is  a  4-story  and  basement 
structure  with  Mansard  roof.  It  is  a  stone- 
front  of  1874,  with  frontages  of  80  feet  on 
Madison  and  25  on  Franklin,  85  feet  high. 
The  building  is  occupied  by  wholesale  jewel- 
ers, manufacturers,  and  manufacturers' 
agents. 

1O.  The  Central  Manufacturing-  Block, 
At  the  southwest  corner  of  Washington  and 
Market  streets,  is  a  long  and  high  block, 
given  over  completely  to  machinery,  and 
haunted  by  inventors  and  machinists  of  all 
kinds.  It  fronts  240  feet  on  Market  and  60 
feet  on  Washington,  is  65  feet  high,  and  has 
6  floors  in  all.  It  was  built  in  1872. 

11.  The  Woolensack  Building:, 
At  the  southeast  corner  of  West  Washing- 
ton and  South  Canal  streets,  can  be  seen 
only  from  the  rear,  but  is  here  mentioned 
because  it  was  erected  as  lately  as  1892.  Its 
dimensions  are  120  feet  on  Washington,  80 
feet  on  South  Canal;  height,  95  feet,  with  7 
stories  and  basement.  The  exterior  is  brick, 
stone,  and  iron.  There  are  2  freight  eleva- 
tors. It  is  occupied  by  manufacturers. 


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and  Lake  Park  Avenue,  and  is  finely  equipped  with  shells,  gigs,  and  racing-boats 
of  every  description.  This  club  is  a  member  of  the  National  Mississippi  Valley 
Association,  and  is  largely  represented  at  its  annual  regattas. 

The  Fortnightly  Club  was  organized  iu  1873  as  a  society  devoted  to 
woman's  suffrage.  It  is  now  distinguished  for  its  social  intercourse  and  intel- 
lectual culture,  stimulated  by  an  admirable  system  of  annual  essays  delivered 
by  members  of  the  club  and  designed  to  illustrate  topics  of  general  interest. 
The  membership  is  limited  to  175.  The  club  until  recently  has  held  weekly 
meetings  at  the  old  Art  Institute — now  the  property  of  the  Chicago  Club — 
corner  of  Michigan  Avenue  and  Van  Buren  Street. 

The  Germania  Maennerchor  has  an  attractive  and  valuable  building  on 
North  Clark  Street  at  the  corner  of  Germauia  Place.  It  has  among  its  mem- 
bers many  persons  of  American  as  well  as  of  German  parentage.  Artists,  sing- 
ers, and  players  enjoy  its  many  privileges.  One  of  the  first  things  the  music- 
loving  Germans  did  after  settling  in  Chicago  was  to  organize  musical  societies 
and  choral  unions,  and  for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  the  Germania  has  done 
effective  service  in  the  cause  of  melody. 

The  Grant  Club. — The  chief  spirit  in  this  organization  was  possibly  S.  M. 
Randolph,  the  architect.  The  club  first  occupied  a  residence  on  Washington 
Boulevard,  east  of  Union  Park,  but  finally  moved  to  111  Honore  Street.  As 
its  name  indicates,  its  political  sympathies  are  Republican. 

The  Hamilton  Club  is  a  political-social  organization  of  about  200  mem- 
bers, mostly  lawyers  and  physicians.  It  was  organized  in  April,  1890,  and 
occupies  a  temporary  home  at  21  Groveland  Park  during  the  erection  of  their 
new  building  on  Michigan  Avenue  near  Twenty-ninth  Street.  A  banquet  is 
given  on  January  20th  of  each  year  in  celebration  of  the  birthday  of  Alexander 
Hamilton.  On  these  occasions  the  club  is  addressed  by  several  Republican 
orators  of  national  repute. 

The  Illinois  Club  occupies  a  mansion  of  double  width  at  154  Ashland 
Boulevard,  on  the  cast  side  of  the  street,  between  Adams  and  Jackson.  Its 
art-gallery  and  ball-room  is  a  beautiful  place,  and  its  receptions  are  frequent 
and  p'easant.  The  wives  and  daughters  of  members  are  welcome  guests  at 
this  club-house  and  enjoy  its  privileges  to  au  unusual  extent.  This  organiza- 
tion was  formed  and  had  its  first  rooms  in  a  private  residence  which  stood  at 
the  southwest  corner  of  Ashland  Boulevard  and  Madison  Street. 

The  Illinois  Women's  Press  Association  is  an  organization  designed 
for  mutual  benefit  and  entertainment,  meeting  at  No.  1533  Masonic  Temple  on 
the  second  Thursday  of  each  month. 

The  Indiana  Club,  at  3349  Indiana  Avenue,  is  ten  years  old,  and  extends 
all  its  privileges  to  the  families  of  members.  It  has  a  dancing-hall,  and  during 
the  winter  season  entertainments  are  given  at  regular  intervals. 


100  CLUBS. 

The  Irish-American  Club  is  over  ten  years  old,  and  lias  apartments  at  40 
Dearborn  Street,  near  the  river.  It  has  always  taken  an  active' part  in  all  move- 
ments which  appealed  to  the  warm  feelings  and  generous  sympathies  of  the 
Celtic  race.  All  Irishmen  temporarily  residing  in  the  city  should  strive  to 
obtain  an  introduction  to  this  cultivated  circle. 

The  Iroquois  Club  has  no  permanent  home  as  yet,  though  it  is  preparing 
to  secure  one.  It  has  rooms  in  the  Columbia  Theater  Building,  on  the  south 
side  of  Monroe  Street  near  Dearborn,  which  it  has  occupied  for  a  decade. 
Being  the  leading  Democratic  organization  of  Chicago,  this  club  has  a 
national  as  well  as  a  local  reputation.  The  banquets  of  the  Iroquois  Club  have 
been  attended  by  some  of  the  most  prominent  Democratic  statesmen,  and 
the  voices  of  the  most  eloquent  orators  of  the  party  have  been  heard  there. 
Among  the  members  are  such  well-known  men  as  Chief  Justice  Melville  W. 
Fuller,  William  C.  Goudy,  and  Potter  Palmer.  The  club  has  over  500  mem- 
bers, among  whom  are  the  best-known  Democrats  of  Chicago. 

The  Kenwood  Club,  located  at  Forty-seventh  Street  and  Lake  Avenue, 
in  its  general  character  follows  the  plan  of  the  Illinois  on  a  still  more  liberal 
scale.  Mr.  Norman  B.  Judd  once  owned  its  club-house.  Congressman  Aldrich 
has  been  one  of  the  leaders  in  this  club. 

The  Lakeside  Club  began  at  Wabash  Avenue  and  Thirteenth  Street,  and 
moved  to  its  own  home,  nearly  two  miles  south,  on  Indiana  Avenue  beyond 
Thirty-first  Street.  It  has  a  ball-room,  a  gymnasium,  a  bowling  alley,  and  a 
dining-room  that  will  seat  400  guests. 

The  Menoken  Club  is  a  prominent  West  Side  social  organization,  occupy- 
ing temporary  quarters  at  1299  West  Madison  Street.  Its  object  is  the  culti- 
vation of  social  intercourse,  literature,  and  the  fine  arts.  The  club  has  pur- 
chased large  grounds  on  Washington  Boulevard,  near  Francisco  Street,  and  is 
completing  arrangements  for  the  erection  of  a  spacious  club  building. 

The  Marquette  Club,  at  365  Dearborn  Avenue,  on  the  North  Side,  has  been 
in  existence  but  a  few  years.  The  house  belonged  to,  and  was  occupied  at  the 
time  of  his  death  by,  Elihu  B.  Washburne,  long  a  member  of  Congress  from 
II  inois,  and  Minister  to  France  during  President  Grant's  administration. 
It  has  filled  the  need  on  the  North  Side  of  a  family  meeting  place,  similar  to 
the  Illinois,  La  Salle,  and  Ashland  on  the  West  Side,  and  the  Oakland  and 
Farragut  on  the  South  Side.  It  is  strongly  Republican  in  sentiment,  and  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  local  politics.  Its  quarters  are  spacious  and  elegant. 

The  North  Shore  Club  is  a  family  social  organization  having  a  permanent 
home  at  No.  1835  Wellington  Avenue.  Here  entertainments  are  given  every 
Friday  evening  throughout  the  fall  and  winter  months.  It  has  a  total  of  150 
members,  among  whom  may  be  mentioned  Governor  Altgeld,  and  was  organ- 
ized in  the  autumn  of  1887. 


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The  Oakland  Club,  at  Ellis  and  Oakwood  avenues,  occupies  the  site  for- 
merly used  by  the  Lakeside  Skating  Rink,  the  latter  having  been  thoroughly 
remodeled  and  now  forming  a  large  two  story  brick  structure,  notable  for  its 
artistic  effect.  This  is  strictly  a  family  club,  and  ils  regulations  in  regard  to 
gambling  and  drinking  are  unusually  stringent. 

The  Press  Club  of  Chicago  was  organized  in  1879  in  the  rooms  which 
it  still  occupies,  at  133  Clark  Street,  third  floor  (no  elevator).  The  club  hopes 
to  build  a  house  of  its  own  on  Michigan  Avenue,  near  Monroe  Street.  The 
late  Franc  B.  Wilkie  and  Melville  E.  Stone  were  the  founders.  Many,  but  by 
no  means  all,  of  the  journalists  belong  to  the  Press  Club,  and  writers  not 
directly  connected  with  the  press  are  not  excluded.  There  are  about  250  mem- 
bers, and  the  dues  are  but  $20  a  year.  The  club  extends  an  invitation  to  all 
workers  on  the  daily  press  outside  of  Chicago  to  make  themselves  known  at 
the  club-rooms,  and  visitors'  tickets  will  be  issued  to  them  under  such  condi- 
tions as  the  situation  may  render  necessary,  it  being  the  hope  of  the  club  that 
it  may  keep  open  house  during  the  Fair. 

The  Sheridan  Club-house,  southwest  corner  of  Forty-first  Street  and 
Michigan  Avenue,  is  an  imposing  structure  of  Romanesque  design,  furnished 
with  all  the  interior  appointments  constituting  a  first-class  social  rendezvous. 
The  members  of  the  club  are  young  men  of  social  position,  whose  entertain- 
ments and  receptions  are  attended  by  the  elite  of  fashionable  life.  It  is  a 
flourishing  organization,  the  membership  reaching  300  or  more,  and  the 
present,  its  first,  home  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  about  $100,000. 

The  Standard  Club. — The  Jews  have  a  fine  club  at  Michigan  Avenue  and 
Twenty-fourth  Street.  It  took  the  name  from  Standard  Hall,  which  they 
bought.  The  commodious  building  is  handsomely  furnished.  Here,  in  a 
large  private  theater,  the  members  find  many  enjoyments  that  are  dmied  to 
those  who  belong  to  the  other  family  clubs  of  Chicago.  The  Hebrew  Charity 
Ball,  a  leading  social  event  of  each  year,  has  its  origin  in  this  club,  whose 
members  have  always  been  active  in  charitable  as  well  as  social  matters. 

The  Twentieth  Century  Club  was  organized  as  a  social-literary  society 
November  9,  1889.  Its  first  entertainment,  held  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  George 
Pullman,  was  addressed  by  Charles  Dudley  Warner.  Since  that  time  a  num- 
ber of  the  most  noted  authors  and  actors  of  the  present  day  have  been  enter- 
tained by  this  club,  notably,  F.  Marion  Crawford,  Thomas  Nelson  Page,  George 
Riddle,  Joe  Jefferson,  Salvini,  and  E.  C.  Willard.  The  officers  are:  C.  D. 
Hamill,  president;  Mrs.  Charles  Henrotin  and  L.  C.  Collins,  vice-presidents; 
Mrs.  George  R.  Grant,  secretary. 

The  Union  Club  has  a  large  and  handsome  house  on  the  southwest  corner 
of  Dearborn  Avenue  and  Washington  Place,  fronting  on  Washington  Square, 
and  looking  over  toward  the  Newberry  Library.  The  day  before  the  building 
was  to  be  turned  over  by  the  contractors  to  the  club  it  caught  fire,  and  the 


102  CLUBS. 

entire  interior  was  destroyed.  This  organization,  -which  is  the  leading  one  of 
the  North  Side,  has  never  taken  any  part  in  political  or  municipal  affairs. 
It  has  been  conducted  strictly  in  accordance  with  the  definilion  of  a  club  given 
at  the  beginning  of  this  chapter.  The  house  is  elegantly  furnished,  is  con- 
veniently situated — being  but  one  block  from  the  Clark  Street  cable-line— and 
possesses  all  the  distinguishing  features  of  a  first-class  club. 

The  Union  League  Club.— This  organization  occupies  a  building  facing 
the  south  front  of  the  Post  Office,  on  Jackson  Street  between  Clark  and  Dear- 
born streets.  Its  first  home  was  in  the  Honore  Block,  at  the  northwest  corner 
of  Dearborn  and  Adams  streets,  nearby;  and  its  restaurant,  even  in  those  days, 
(1879)  was  a  good  one.  While  a  majority  of  the  members  are  Republicans,  it 
has  taken  no  part  in  partisan  politics,  but  has  been  prominent  in  the  advocacy 
of  governmental  reforms  in  the  State  and  the  city.  It  was  a  leader  in  the 
movement  for  the  adoption  of  the  present  city  election  law,  which  has  done  so 
much  toward  purifying  elections.  It  has  for  some  years  honored  Washington's 
birthday  by  getting  some  person  of  national  reputation  to  deliver  a  public 
address  here  011  that  day.  Among  the  most  distinguished  of  them  may  be 
mentioned  the  late  James  Russell  Lowell,  and  in  1893  Rev.  Edward  Everett 
Hale.  The  observance,  with  appropriate  exercises,  of  the  22d  of  February 
by  the  children  of  the  Chicago  public  schools  was  due  to  the  efforts  of  the 
club.  This  organization  has  also  taken  a  warm  and  intelligent  interest  in  such 
subjects  as  the  cleaning  of  the  streets,  the  abatement  of  llic  smoke  nuisance, 
the  removal  of  garbage,  etc.  The  club  has  done  much  work  for  the  Fair. 
Ferdinand  W.  Peck,  H.  N.  Higinbotham,  and  other  members  of  the  Direc- 
tory are  active  members  of  the  Union  League. 

The  University  Club. — The  college  graduate  coming  to  the  city  may 
easily  find  a  member  of  the  University  Club  who  will  be  glad  lo  give  him  a 
card  of  admission  to  its  rooms.  The  upper  floors  of  the  University  Building, 
on  Dearborn  Street,  between  Washington  and  Madison  streets,  are  entirely 
occupied  by  this  well-established  club,  whose  membership  is  composed  exclu- 
sively of  graduates  of  the  leading  American  colleges. 

Washington  Park  Club  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  social  organi- 
zations of  Chicago.  It  has  a  handsome  club-house  a  few  hundred  feet  west  of 
the  grand-stand,  facing  Sixty-first  Street  and  South  Park  Avenue,  with  a  mag- 
nificent lawn,  and  a  veranda  capable  of  accommodating  2,000  people  on  Derby 
Day.  Gen.  Phil  Sheridan  acted  aspi-esident  of  this  club  from  its  organization, 
November,  1883.  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  There  are  about  900  members, 
comprising  the  elite  of  the  city,  who  throng  the  boulevards  leading  southward 
with  their  fashionable  turnouts  on  Derby  Day  of  each  year. 

The  Whitechapel  Club  has  rooms  on  Calhoun  Place  between  Washing- 
ton and  Madi=on  streets,  near  La  Salle  Street.  Its  members  make  a  specialty 
of  the  bizarre  and  the  horrible,  and  the  visitor  finds  a  scarlet-fever  card  on 


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the  door  as  he  enters.  The  membership  is  small,  but  the  hospitality  is  unlim- 
ited. The  drinking-table  is  horseshoe-shaped,  the  council-table  is  coffin-shaped, 
and  skulls,  handcuffs,  weapons,  and  mementos  of  noted  murderers  are  visible 
on  all  sides.  Most  of  the  members  are  reporters. 

Other  Clubs. — The  suburbs  nearly  all  have  clubs  organized  on  the  plan  of 
the  Indiana,  Oakland,  and  Illinois,  and  there  are  many  banqueting  societies, 
which,  while  they  often  claim  considerable  space  in  the  public  press,  are  not 
entitled  to  be  called  clubs  in  the  sense  in  which  the  word  is  now  used.  Among 
the  dinner  and  debating  clubs  which  have  existed  for  several  years  are  the 
Single  Tax  Club  (address  W.  W.  Bailey,  Daily  News  Recwd),  the  Sunset  Club 
(inquire  at  the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel),  the  Literary  Club  (inquire  at  the  Art 
Institute,  or  of  Gen.  A.  C.  McClurg),  the  Forty  Club  (inquire  of  E.  Frei- 
berger,  Inter  Ocean),  the  Club  Litteraire  Franfais  (inquire  of  W.  T.  Under- 
wood, 21,97  Clark  Street),  and  The  Congregational,  Presbyterian,  and  other 
religious  clubs,  which  have  banquets  at  stated  intervals.  There  are  innumer- 
able organizations  in  the  city,  in  some  one  of  which  each  visitor  may  take  a  keen 
interest.  Among  these  are  secret ,  societies,  labor  associations,  and  church 
bodies.  In  many  instances,  also,  those  belonging  to  the  professions,  such  as 
architects,  artists,  physicians,  etc.,  have  their  special  organizations.  A  visitor 
desiring  information  regarding  any  of  the  above  will  find  names  and  addresses 
set  forth  in  detail  in  the  Cily  Directory,  a  copy  of  which  may  be  consulted  in 
any  drug-store,  or  at  the  offices  of  leading  hotels. 


VIEWS  OF  ciitcAao. 


Within  the  Heavy  Wholesale  District. 

No  greater  transformation  ever  befell  a  locality  than  the  changes  wrought 
by  the  Great  Fire  in  the  region  of  Chicago  which  is  portrayed  on  the  oppo- 
site page.  On  the  night  of  October  8,  1871,  there  lived  on  these  squares 
a  closely  setjfled  colony  of  the  very  poor,  the  vicious,  and  the  criminal. 
Franklin  Street  did  not  extend  south  of  Madison.  At  Market  Street,  on  the 
north  side  of  Adams,  were  the  gas-works.  On  the  south  side  of  Adams,  the 
Armory  Police  Court  Building  had  just  received  the  finishing  touches  of  an 
all-summer's  remodeling,  whereby  its  walls  had  been  lifted  a  story.  Fifth 
Avenue  was  then  Wells  Street,  and  though  it  boasted  the  best  buildings  of  the 
quarter,  they  were  all  low  frame  shops  and  sheds.  Sidewalks  were  sometimes 
seven  feet  higher  in  one  place  than  in  another,  and  such  grogshops  as  the  Dew 
Drop  Inn  made  the  section  notorious  as  well  as  disreputable.  Into  this 
"  Conley's  Patch,"  as  it  was  called,  ran  the  then  terrible  Quincy  and  Jackson 
streets,  and  it  is  not  likely  that  there  is  yi  Chicago  to-day  a  purlieu  so  low. 
Not  a  vestige  of  this  former  criminal  life  remains.  Neither  buildings,  monu- 
ments, landmarks,  nor  topography  hint  of  the  old  Chicago  of  Conley's  Patch. 
In  its  place  are  the  trading-rooms  and  store-rooms  of  the  leading  wholesalers, 
who  are  now  happily  freed  from  the  restrictions  once  laid  on  traffic  in  a  nar- 
rower part  of  the  city.  On  the  left  side  of  Monroe  Street,  at  Franklin,  is  the 
site  of  Brother  Moody's  Tabernacle,  in  1876.  The  wholesale  stores  of  Field, 
Farwell,  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co.,  Walker,  aril  Phelps,  Dodge  &  Palmer,  and 
the  office  building  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  are  included  in 
the  scene. 


1.  The  O wings  Building,  • 
At  232-236  Fifth  Avenue,  now  owned  by 
Manclel  Bros.,  is  80  feet  wide,  100  feet  deep, 
and  120  feet  high,  with  7  stories  and  base- 
ment. The  front  is  of  cut-stone  and  steel. 
There  is  1  passenger  and  2  freight  elevators. 
Itoe  occupants  are  wholesale  jobbers. 
Hrected  in  1886.  — 

2.    The  Marshall  Field  &  Co.  Building 

("Wholesale). 

This  structure— one  of  the  most  impressive 
in  the  whole  world — is  described  in  our 
chapter  on  "Notable  High  Buildings,"  al- 
though the  building  is  an  exception  in  that 
category  of  edifices.  While  only  partial 
attempts  were  made  to  fire-proof  its  inte- 
rior, the  outer  walls  have  110  equal  for  solid- 
ity in  the  city.  Great  monoliths  of  red 
granite  compsse  the  exterior  to  the  cornice 
of  the  upper  or  seventh  story.  Inner  parti- 
tions of  iron,  shutters  of  iron,  and  a  well- 
disciplined  watch,  add  to  the  security  of  the 
colossal  house.  It  fronts  on  the  south  side 
*f  Adams  325  feet,  on  Franklin  Street  and 
Fifth  Avenue  UK)  feet,  and  is  130  feet  high, 


with  7  stories  and  basement.  There  are  13 
elevators,  12  acres  of  floor  space,  and  1,800 
employes.  The  visitor  may  enter  and  look 
about  for  a  moment,  beholding  a  wonderful 
hive  of  actual,  time-saving  trade.  Erected 
in  1886. 

3.  Phelps,  Dodge  &  Palmer  Building 
Fronts  80  feet  on  Adams  Street  and  180  feet 
on  Fifth  Avenue,  at  the  northwest  corner. 
It  is  95  feet  high,  with  6  stories  and  base- 
ment; pressed-brick  and  terra-cotta  exte- 
rior; 2  passenger  elevators  and  3  freight  ele- 
vators. It  is  occupied  by  Phelps,  Dodge  & 
Palmer,  wholesale  jobbers  and  manufact- 
urers of  boots  and  shoes,  and  by  wholesale 
jobbers  of  clothing.  Erected  in  1888  after  a 
destructive  fire. 

4.  The  "Williams  Block 
Fronts  180  feet  on  Fifth  Avenue  and  100 
feet  on  Monroe  Street,  at  the  southwest 
corner.  It  is  95  feet  high,  with  6  stories  and 
basement.  There  are  3  freight  and  2  pas- 
senger elevators',  brick  and  cut-stone  exter- 
ior. The  structure  is  occupied  by  whole- 


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VIEWS   OF  CHICAGO. 


sale  jobbers  of  clothing  and  woolen  goods. 
Erected  in  1874. 

5.  The  C..  B.  &  Q.  Railway  Building: 
Fronts  120  feet  on  Adams  and  176  feet  on 
Franklin  Street,  at  the  northeast  corner. 
It  is  one  of  the  fire-proof  buildings  of  the 
new  era,  and  has  a  fine  quadrilateral  interior 
court  with  balconies.  It  is  96  feet  high,  in  6 
stories  and  basement.  There  are  65  offices 
and  3  passenger  elevators,  with  about  400 
occupants.  The  heavy  walls  are  made  of 
pressed  brick  with  stone  for  trimmings. 
Here  are  the  general  offices  of  the  ''Q.11 
Erected  in  1882,  among  the  pioneers  of  the 
better  buildings. 

6.  The  Hovey  Building 
Fronts  ICO  feet  on  Franklin  Street  and  40 
feet  on  Monroe  Street,  at  the  southwest 
corner.  It  is  90  feet  high,  with  5  stories; 
cut-stone  and  iron  exterior;  3  freight  eleva- 
tors. The  structure  is  occupied  by  whole- 
sale jobbers  of  clothing,  and  manufacturers' 
agents.  Erected  in  1873. 

7.  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co.'s  Building- 
Fronts  160  feet  on  Franklin  Street  and  140 
feet  on  Adams  Street,  at  the  northwest  cor- 
ner. It  is  105  feet  high,  with  6  stories;  cut- 
stone  and  iron  exterior;  occupied  by  the 
wholesale  dry-goods  house  of  Carson,  Pirie, 
Scott  &  Co.  Erected  in  1875. 

8.  Mercantile  Company  Building, 
Leased  by  Clement,  Bane  &  Confronts  125 
feet  on  Franklin  Street  and  100  feet  on 
Adams  Street,  at  the  southwest  corner. 
It  is  125  feet  high,  with  8  stories;  cut-stone, 
brick,  and  terra-cotta  exterior ;  2  passenger 
and  3  freigfit  elevators.  It  is  occupied  by 
wholesale  jobbers  of  shoes,  clothing,  and 
dry  goods.  Erected  in  1886. 

9.  The  Robert  Law  Building: 
Fronts  90  feet  on  Quincy  Street  and  80  feet 
on  Franklin  Street,  at  the  southwest  corner. 
It  is  110  feet  high,  with  7  stories;  rough- 
hewn  stone  and  brick  exterior;  1  passenger 
and  2  freight  elevators.    It  is  occupied  by 
wholesale  jobbers  of  clothing,  boots,  and 
shoes.    Erected  in  1887. 

10.  The  Willoughby  Building: 
Fronts  30  feet  on  Jackson  and  75  feet  on 
Franklin   Street,  at  the  northwest  corner. 
It  is  100  feet  high,  with  8  stories  and  base- 
ment; 1  passenger  elevator;  cut-stone  and 
iron  exterior.    Occupied  by  wholesale  job- 
bers and  importers.     Erected  in  1887. 

11.  The  Boddie  Block 

Fronts  120  feet  on  Franklin  and  160  feet  on 
Jackson  Street,  at  the  southwest  corner. 
It  is  95  feet  high,  with  6  stories;  cut-stone, 
brick,  and  terra-cotta  exterior.  Erected  in 
1883;  remodeled  in  1893. 

12.  McCormick  Block. 

This  very  conspicuous  structure  appears 
across  the  head  of  Market  Street  at  Van 
Buren  Street,  because  of  the  eastern  divis- 
ion of  the  river.  The  building  fronts  160 
feet  on  Market  Street  and  95  feet  on  Van 


Buren  Street,  at  the  southwest  corner.  It  is 
100  feet  high  with  8  stories,  and  the  walls 
are  of  cut-stone,  brick,  and  terra-cotta. 
There  are  2  freight  and  1  passenger  elevators. 
The  occupants  are  wholesale  jobbers  and 
manufacturers  of  clothing.  Erected  in  1887. 

13.  The  Chalmers  Building 
Fronts  75  feet  on  Van  Buren  Street  and  50 
feet  on  Market  Street,  at  the  northwest 
corner.  It  is  90  feet  high,  with  7  stories; 
cut-stone  and  brick  exterior;  2  freight  eleva- 
tors, 1  passenger  elevator.  Occupied  by 
wholesale  jobbers  of  clothing.  Erected  in 
1889. 

14.  The  McCormick  Building 
Fronts  100  feet  on  Jackson  Street  and  80 
feet  on  Market  Street,  at  the  southwest  cor- 
ner. It  is  95  feet  high,  with  8  stories  and 
basement;  brick  and  terra-cotta  exterior; 
»  passenger  elevators,  4  freight  elevators. 
Occupied  by  wholesale  jobbers  and  im- 
porters. Erected  in  1887. 

15.  The  Yondorf  Building 
Fronts  40  feet  on  Market  Street  and  100  feet 
on  Quincy  Street,  at  the  southeast  corner. 
It  is  135  feet  high,  with  10  stories ;  1  passen- 
ger elevator  and  2  freight  elevators:  brick 
and  iron  exterior.    Occupied  by  wholesale 
jobbers  of   clothing.    Erected   in    1874;  re- 
modeled in  1892. 

16.  The  Mailers  Building 
Fronts  140  feet  on  Jackson  and  160  feet  on 
Market  Street,  at  the  northwest  corner.    It 
is  95  feet  high,  with  7  stories;  pressed  cream- 
brick  and    cut-stone  exterior;  3   passenger 
and  4  freight   elevators.    The   building  is 
occupied  by  wholesale  jobbers  of  clothing, 
shoes,  and  silks.    Erected  in  1092. 

17.  The  Ryerson  Building. 

This  magnificent  structure,  whose  Norman 
arches  of  granite  are  the  first  architectural 
exhibit  of  Chicago  to  be  seen  by  the  visitor 
who  arrives  at  the  Union  Passenger  Station, 
and  comes  over  the  Adams  Street  bridge 
near  by,  resembles  the  Grand  Central  Sta- 
tion in  its  outer  walls.  The  interior  follows 
the  plan  of  wooden  pillars,  adopted  in 
Marshall  Field's  wholesale  store.  The  Adams 
Street  front  is  on  an  incline  of  152  feet,  lead- 
ing to  the  bridge  on  the  south  side  of  the 
street.  The  Market  Street  front  is  166  feet. 
The  building  is  98  feet  high,  with  6  stories 
and  basement.  It  is  occupied  as  the  whole- 
sale dry-goods  store  'of  James  H.  Walker  & 
Co.,  with  300  employes.  There  are  5  elevators. 

18.  The  Farwell  Block 
Stands  on  Market,  Adams,  and  Monroe 
streets  and  the  river  bank,  presenting  an 
imposing  front  from  the  Adams  Street 
bridge.  Its  frontages  are  180  feet  on  Adams 
and  Monroe  streets  and  340  feet  on  Market 
Street  and  the  river.  The  block  is  95  feet 
high,  with  6  stories;  brick  and  cut-stone 
exterior.  It  is  occupied  by  wholesale  job 
bers  of  clothing,  hats  and  caps,  and  dry 
goods.  There  are  2  passenger  and  6  freight 
elevators.  Erected  in  1886. 


BEAUTIFUL  LIGHTS  AT  NIGHT. 


A  stranger  may  mL-s  in  Chicago  the  evening  promenades  familiar  in  foreign 
capitals;  but  it  should  be  remembered  that  new  Chicago  is  only  twenty-five 
years  old;  that  industry  has  been  very  great  here;  that  transportation  has 
been  poor,  and  territorial  spaces  very  wide.  It  is  only  within  recent  years  that 
the  streets  at  night  have  begun  to  present  an  animated  and  artistic  scene,  and 
there  are  now  many  stretches  of  light  and  beauty  which  may  well  command 
the  admiration  of  the  visitor.  It  is  doubtful  whether  any  city  in  the  world 
has  been  more  active  and  liberal  in  the  use  of  electric  illumination  than  Chi- 
cago. The  lavish  displays  everywhere  visible  are,  moreover,  marked  by 
exceeding  taste  and  originality,  and  reflect  the  highest  credit  upon  the  public 
spirit  and  esthetic  insight  of  their  designers. 

State  Street  to  Congress. — The  shop  windows  of  Marshall  Field  &  Co., 
the  Columbus  Memorial,  Manclel  Brothers,  Schlesinger  &  Mayer,  the  Palmer 
House,  and  Siegel,  Cooper  &  Co.  on  the  east  side,  and  a  hundred  windows, 
even  more  brilliant,  on  the  west  side  of  the  street,  the  Beehive,  etc.,  deserve 
special  mention;  while  at  the  corner  of  Adams  Street  Berry's  crystal  palace  and 
the  onyx  entrance  of  the  American  Oyster  House  are  rare  attractions 

At  Lyon  &  Healy's,  northwest  corner  of  Slate  and  Monroe  streets,  the 
entire  front  is  dressed  in  colored  electric  bulbs.  These  throw  red,  blue,  yel- 
low, orange,  green,  white,  etc.,  one  shade  at  a  time,  and  prismatically  all 
together,  forming  scenes  of  bewildering  loveliness. 

Siegel,  Cooper  &  Co. — There  is  an  electric  display  over  the  main  entrance 
— a  circle,  in  the  center  of  which  burns  in  colors  the  distinct  outline  of  the 
American  eagle.  The  street  numbers  are  shown  in  electric  bulbs. 

High  lights. — The  Great  Northern  Hotel  displays,  at  an  altitude  of  sixteen 
stories,  semicircles  of  electric  lamps,  wliicli  may  be  seen  from  Dearborn  and 
Jackson  streets,  and  the  Masonic  Temple's  illuminations,  three  or  four  stories 
higher  still,  produce  a  magical  effect  upon  the  beholder.  There  are  also 
beautiful  lights  at  State  Street  bridge. 

The  highest  light  in  the  city  is  the  lantern  in  the  tower  of  the  Audi- 
.torium,  by  which  the  federal  signal  service  displays  by  night  information 
concerning  the  approach  or  absence  of  storms,  a  red  light  meaning  danger 
to  navigation  and  a  white  light  fair  weather. 

Dearborn  and  Madison  streets.— The  hanging  lights  of  the  Inter  Ocean 
and  the  colored  window  illumination  of  the  Tribune  are  both  attractive,  and 
in  connection  with  them  news  bulletins  are  often  displayed  to  immense  and 
excited  throngs  on  occasions  of  public  moment. 

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108  BEAUTIFUL   LIGHTS   AT  NIGHT. 

Clark  and  Madison  streets. — Here  the  clothing  house  of  Willoughby, 
Hill  &  Co.  hung  the  first  electric  lights  seen  in  Chicago.  Diagonally  opposite 
is  Atwood's,  and  a  little  north  is  the  splendid  illumination  of  the  Frogs. 

Madison  Street  bridge. — The  scene  looking  to  Western  Avenue  and  to 
Lake  Michigan  at  night,  under  high  electric  lamp-posts,  is  one  decidedly  strik- 
ing, and  it  is  a  matter  of  pride  that  the  city  owns  every  electric  light  in  its 
streets.  This  signal  advantage  we  owe  to  Professor  Barrett.  The  Madison 
cable-car  goes  westward  under  an  arcade  of  white  light,  passing  between  dis- 
plays of  domestic  luxuries  of  every  description. 

Halsted  and  Madison  streets. — This  is  one  of  the  most  metropolitan 
localities  in  Chicago  at  night.  Here  numerous  windows  with  ever-changing 
dressing  express  tlie  taste,  enterprise,  and  liberality  of  their  proprietors.  From 
the  Haymarket  Theater  may  be  seen  the  tastefully  decorated  shop-windows 
extending  from  Union  to  Green  streets,  or  two  blocks. 

The  Herald's  lights  are  exceedingly  tasteful,  a  good  search-light  being 
used  on  special  occasions.  Eight  arc-lights  hang  on  the  fa£ade  and  an  electric 
transparency,  distinctly  legible,  is  thrown  across  the  street. 

Clark  and  Lake  streets. — Here  on  the  southeast  corner  may  be  seen  the 
electric  illuminated  sign  of  a  clothier.  Many  Edison  bulbs  form  the  name  of 
the  firm  in  old  script,  the  light  of  the  Christian  name  being  intermittent.  On 
the  northeast  corner  a  rival  clothier  displays  a  magnified  semicircle  of  burners. 

In  various  windows,  particularly  on  Clark  between  Madison  and  Wash- 
ington streets,  displays  of  great  beauty  may  be  seen.  In  an  optician's  window 
on  Wabash  Avenue  near  Madison,  and  in  other  similar  establishments,  revolv- 
ing tubes  filled  with  hydrogen  convey  visible  electric  currents  through  their 
lengths,  presenting  entrancing  spectacles  to  the  newly  arrived  visitor. 

The  Elevated  road. — An  evening  trip  of  rare  interest  and  pleasure  to  the 
World's  Fair  visitor  is  by  the  South  Side  Elevated  road.  Starting  at  Congress 
Street  and  running  to  Jacksou  Park  the  route  offers  many  beautiful  vistas  of 
lights  at  night.  Great  avenues,  like  Michigan  and  Garfield  boulevards,  open 
to  the  spectator's  view,  at  the  railroad  crossings,  entrancing  lines  of  receding 
lights,  and  all  the  west-running  thoroughfares  offer  illimitable  stretches  of 
illumination.  Nearing  Sixty-first  Street  the  commanding  site  and  graceful 
surroundings  of  the  Washington  Park  Club  House  are  visible,  their  attrac- 
tion greatly  enhanced  by  electric  displays  illumining  the  spacious  double 
veranda,  and  encircling  the  roof  of  the  tower  with  a  ring  of  dazzling  brilliancy. 
Turning  eastward,  again,  on  Sixty-third  Street,  the  sky  is  ablaze  with  the 
innumerable  lights  that  sparkle  upon  the  domes  and  minarets  within  the  Fair 
Grounds,  the  reflection  of  tbcir  combined  splendor  reaching  to  the  zenith. 

The  theaters. — The  Chicago  Opera  House  has  an  illuminated  portal  and 
McVicker's  Theater  is  brilliant  with  lights.  The  Grand  Opera  House  illuminos 
the  name  of  its  current  attraction.  Hooley's  and  the  Sherman  House  are  both 


BEAUTIFUL    LIGHTS   AT   NIGHT. 


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bright.     The  Columbia  Theater's  hanging  colored  lamps  are  exquisitely  beau- 
tiful, and  the  Schiller  Theater  is  very  generous  in  its  use  of  lights. 

Country  to  city. — The  shops,  the  theaters,  the  restaurants,  the  billiard- 
halls,  the  bars,  the  roof  and  summer  gardens,  even  the  street  cars,  seem  alive 
with  light — for  it  is  literally  true  that  the  genius  of  Edison  has  added  a  thou- 
sand beauties  to  the  night.  The  visitor  from  the  country  can  scarcely  fail  to 
be  impressed  by  the  brilliancy  of  an  evening  in  town. 


Two  Great  Railway  Stations. 

On  the  opposite  page,  in  two  separate  pictures,  are  presented  descriptive 
views  of  two  of  the  seven  great  stations  of  Chicago.  At  the  top  or  outside  of 
the  page  is  the  scene  at  the  Dearborn  Station,  on  Polk  Street,  at  the  head  of 
Dearborn  Street,  from  which  the  terminal  takes  its  name.  In  front  of  the 
Dearborn  Station  is  the  large  Donohue  &  Henneberry  Building.  At  the  bottom, 
or  inside  of  the  page,  is  the  Union  Passenger  Station  at  Canal  and  Adams 
streets.  The  Adams  Street  bridge  divides  this  structure.  Beyond  is  the  South 
Branch  of  the  Chicago  River. 


1.  The  Dearborn  Station. 
When  this  beautiful  building  was  erected, 
it  was  one  of  the  principal  architectural 
spectacles  of  the  town,  and  its  Flemish  tower 
and  brazen  dragon  still  attract  the  visitor's 
eye.  It  stands  in  front  of  Dearborn  Street, 
which  in  30  years  has  been  extended  clear 
from  Madison  Street.  The  fire-places  of  the 
interior  and  other  ornate  and  useful  appoint- 
ments should  be  noticed.  The  frontages  are 
212  feet  on  Polk  Street,  44*5  feet  on  Plymouth 
Place,  and  188  feet  on  Custom  House  Place. 
It  is  80  feet  high,  with  3  stories  and  base- 
ment; height  of  tower  166  feet.  The  train- 
shed  is  600  feet  long,  with  8  tracks,  each 
accommodating  12  coaches  and  engines. 
One  hundred  and  twenty-two  trains  arrive 
and  depart  daily,  and  17,000  suburban  and 
through  passengers  are  carried  daily.  The 
Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois,  the  Chicago  & 
Erie,  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe,  the 
Louisville,  New  Albany  &  Chicago,  the 
Wabash,  the  Chicago  &  Grand  Trunk,  and 
the  Chicago  <s  Western  Indiana  railroads  all 
enter  this  station.  It  was  erected  in  1885, 
and  cost  f  325,000.  This  station  is  treated  in 
the  chapter  on  "  Arrival." 
2.  The  Donohue  &  Henneberry  Building 
Stands  in  front  of  the  Dearborn  Station, 
near  the  northeast  corner  of  Dearborn  and 


Polk  streets,  at  Nos.  407-425  of  the  former 
street.  It  has  frontages  of  180  feet  on  Dear- 
born Street  and  Plymouth  Place,  and  is  71 
feet  deep  and  120  feet  high.  It  has  8  stores, 
30  offices,  1,700  inhabitants,  andl  passenger 
elevator;  stone,  brick,  and  terra-cotta 
exterior;  occupied  by_  printers,  publishers, 
book-binders,  and  printers'  supply  houses. 
Erected  in  1886. 

3.  The  Union  Passenger  Station, 
At  Canal  and  Adams  streets,  on  the  West 
Side,  near  the  South  Branch  of  the  river, 
has  a  frontage  of  200  feet  on  Canal  Street. 
This  great  depot  is  well  described  in  our 
chapter  on  "  Arrival."  Architecturally  it  is 
a  handsome  red- brick  series  of  three  pavil- 
ions, with  the  larger  one  in  the  center. 
This  part  is  65  feet  high,  with  4  stories  and 
basement,  and  cut-stone  and  brick  exterior. 
The  length  of  the  train-shed  is  1,000  feet, 
and  its  8  tracks  accommodate  20  passenger 
coaches  and  engines.  Here  251  trains  arrive 
and  depart  daily,  carrying  30,000  passengers. 
The  seating  capacity  of  the  waiting-room  is 
600.  The  station  is  used  and  occupied  by  the 
Chicago  &  Alton;  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy;  Pittsburg,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  & 
St.  Louis;  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul, 
and  Pittsburg.  Ft.  Wayne  &  Chicago  rail- 
ways. Erected  in  1881. 


110 


VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


VARIOUS  NATIONALITIES. 


Darkest  Chicago.— If  you  wish  to  make  a  tour  of  South  Clark  Street,  com- 
monly known  as  the  "  slums,"  or  "  Whitechapel,"  of  Chicago,  it  will  be  best 
to  make  your  appearance  as  unattractive  as  possible,  intrusting  your  valuables 
with  the  clerk  of  your  hotel. 

It  will  be  best  to  start  from  the  southeast  corner  of  Jackson  and  Clark 
streets,  near  the  main  entrance  of  the  Hotel  Grace,  keeping  to  the  east  side  of 
the  street.  As  you  move  southward  many  cheap  shops  are  passed;  the  gilded 
sign  of  the  pawnbroker,  advertising  bargains  in  unredeemed  diamonds, 
watches,  etc.,  is  seen  from  almost  any  point  of  view,  and  you  are  now  almost 
in  the  heart  of  the  "slums"  of  Chicago. 

Tough-looking  crowds  are  congregated  before  gaunt  buildings,  from  whose 
fronts  are  suspended  lurid  signs  announcing  "Good  beds  for  10, 15, and  25 
cents";  restaurants,  from  whose  bills  of  fare  a  meal  of  bread,  meat,  potatoes, 
and  coffee  may  be  ordered  for  8  and  10  cents,  are  found  in  number,  and  at 
some  of  the  barber-shops  located  in  the  basements  it  costs  only  3  cents  to  have 
a  two  weeks'  growth  of  whiskers  removed,  and  only  15  cents  to  be  treated  to 
both  a  shave  and  hair-cut. 

The  Chinese  quarter  begins  at  No.  309  and  extends  south  almost  to 
Harrison  Street.  According  to  the  latest  estimates  the  Chinese  colony  in  this 
city  numbers  about  1,500  inhabitants,  including  less  than  half  a  dozen  women, 
and,  beyond  an  occasional  quarrel  over  "  fan  tan "  or  "bung loo,"  and  the  dis- 
orders occurring  in  opium-joints,  seldom  gives  the  police  any  trouble.  The 
only  "joss-house,"  or  place  of  worship,  is  located  on  the  second  floor  of  No. 
319  Clark  Street,  over  the  establishment  of  Sam  Moy  &  Co.,  tobacco  dealers. 
Admittance  may  be  obtained  to  this  temple  by  lightly  "  tipping  "  the  attendant, 
who  is  usually  an  aged  and  shriveled  disciple  of  Confucius.  Once  inside,  a 
subtle  odor  of  incense  is  perceptible — a  pleasant  perfume,  constantly  burning 
in  the  small  urns  that  surround  the  shrine  upon  which  the  gods  are  placed. 
The  decorations  are  of  red,  green,  and  gold,  and  massive  ebony  figures  and 
porcelain  ornaments  complete  the  furnishings  of  the  room. 

Of  all  Chinese  feasts,  that  of  the  new  year  is  by  far  the  most  important. 
This  holiday  is  celebrated  with  great  rejoicing,  and  that  no  care  may  mar  the  fes- 
tivities, all  accounts  are  settled  beforehand,  even  though  the  necessary  money 
must  be  borrowed  at  an  exorbitant  rate  of  interest.  Th :  festival  of  the  ' '  kites  " 
begins  about  August  15th,  at  which  time  all  "  good  Chinamen  "  take  the  cable- 
cars  to  Garfield  Park,  where  kites  are  sent  up  amid  great  hilarity  and  wine- 
drinking.  The  Chinese  are  engaged  in  many  branches  of  business  here,  having 
one  or  two  stores  devoted  entirely  to  imported  goods,  such  as  tea,  silks,  ebony 

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112  VARIOUS   NATIONALITIES. 

ornaments,  etc.  Sam  Moy,  who  has  adopted  the  American  garb,  is  an  excep 
tionally  versatile  Celestial,  speaking  English  fluently,  and  generally  represent- 
ing his  countrymen  in  legal  or  other  complications. 

The  Italian  quarter  of  this  section  lies  south  of  Polk  Street,  near  the 
Twelfth  Street  viaduct.  Within  the  miserable  frame  buildings  for  which  this 
section  is  noted  there  are  housed  many  hundreds  of  Italians,  mostly  "rag- 
pickers "or  fruit- venders.  Men,  women,  and  children  huddle  together  pro- 
miscuously, no  attention  being  paid  to  the  sanitary  condition  of  the  rooms. 
The  children  are  forced  out  on  the  streets  at  daybreak,  either  to  beg  or  to  pick 
from  the  gutters  the  cigar  and  cigarette  stumps  which  have  been  cast  away 
during  the  previous  day.  These  Italians  are  the  source  of  much  trouble  to 
the  police  and  fire  departments,  as  they  openly  defy  all  laws  regarding  health 
and  precautions  against  fire.  From  the  viaduct-walk  you  can  look  down  into 
those  dark,  narrow  passage-ways,  all  of  which  lead  to  some  unknown  corridor, 
and  perhaps  to  scenes  of  crime.  It  must  not  be  supposed,  we  may  observe, 
that  the  Italian  denizens  of  this  neighborhood  wholly  represent  their  nation- 
ality in  Chicago.  Far  different  is  the  flourishing  and  exemplary  community 
of  their  countrymen  located  on  the  West  Side,  between  Austin  Avenue  and 
Indiana  Street  from  Halsted  to  the  river. 

You  now  retrace  your  steps  to  Polk  Street,  and  cross  to  the  west  side  of  the 
way.  As  you  pass  some  of  the  narrow  entrances  leading  to  basements  low, 
guttural  sounds  are  heard;  the  quick  ear  catches  the  rapid  talk  of  an  excited 
colored  sport  as  he  calls  for  a  "natural"  or  "little  Joe,"  and  the  grumbling 
of  disappointed  votaries  of  the  art  of  "craps."  At  the  northwest  corner  of 
Van  Buren  Street,  and  you  are  once  more  near  the  business  center  of  the  city. 
The  billiard-parlors  of  Frank  Ives  are  at  No.  256,  and  if  you  have  time  it  will 
be  a  treat  to  step  inside  and,  taking  a  comfortable  seat,  watch  the  world's 
champion  caroming  at  will,  making  masse  draw-shots  that  elicit  applause. 
At  the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel,  and  you  are  opposite  the  corner  from  which  your 
journey  began. 

Poles  and  Russians. — The  district  from  Twelfth  to  Fifteenth  streets, 
beginning  at  the  river  and  running  to  Halsted  Street,  contains  the  Polish  and 
Russian  refugees.  Here  may  be  found  the  latest  Russian  emigrant  arrivals, 
including  peasants,  beggars,  and  artisans  of  almost  every  trade.  Hungarians 
and  Poles  hold  almost  undisputed  possession  of  the  Goose  Island  district, 
beginning  at  the  river  and  extending  along  the  tracks  of  the  North- Western 
Railroad.  They  are  employed  in  the  great  lumber-yards  of  this  section. 

Bohemians. — This  interesting  people  crowd  the  large  district  between  Hal- 
sted Street  and  Blue  Island  Avenue,  southwest  to  Western  Avenue  and  the 
Stock  Yards;  indeed  it  may  be  said  that  of  all  cities  in  the  Union  Chicago  con- 
tains the  largest  Bohemian  population. 


ELEVATORS. 


The  tallest  buildings  in  the  world  intended  for  office  purposes  are  to 
be  found  in  Chicago.  The  earliest  of  these  was  the  Montauk,  at  115  Monroe 
Street,  opposite  the  Columbia  Theater.  This  was  erected  in  1882. 

The  invention  which  made  tall  buildings  feasible  was  the  hydraulic 
elevator,  now  the  hydro-dynamic,  or  the  force-pump  water-pipe  elevator. 
This  was  the  product  of  a  Chicagoan's  brain,  and  was  first  manufactured  by 
Chicago  firms,  the  Hale  and  the  Crane  companies. 

Steam  elevators. — As  early  as  1863  the  firm  of  Bowen  Bros.,  dealers  in 
dry  goods,  placed  in  their  store,  Nos.  19-21  Lake  Street,  an  elevator  for  freight 
and  passenger  service,  operated  by  steam,  and  some  three  or  four  more  had 
been  put  in  operation  in  other  places  of  business  prior  to  the  Great  Fire;  but  the 
action  of  the  machinery  was  unsteady  and  the  oscillating  movements  of  the  car 
were  always  regarded  with  much  distrust  by  those  who  ventured  to  ride. 

Hydraulic  elevators. — C.  W.  Baldwin  of  Chicago  first  conceived  the  idea 
of  the  hydraulic  elevator,  and  was  granted  a  patent  in  1870.  In  1873  he  was 
granted  the  patent  for  what  has  since  been  known  as  the  Hale  Hydraulic 
Elevator,  but  it  was  not  until  1878  that  the  first  machine  manufactured  under 
this  patent  began  running  in  the  store  of  Burley  &  Co.,  Nos.  77-81  State 
Street,  the  car  traveling  at  the  rate  of  only  eighty  feet  per  minute. 

Number  and  speed. — At  the  present  time  all  the  smaller  office  buildings 
are  provided  with  from  one  to  four  elevators  and  the  larger  with  from  eight 
to  twelve;  while  the  Masonic  Temple,  with  its  twenty-one  stories,  has  sixteen 
hydraulic  elevators,  all  arranged  to  run  at  the  rate  of  from  200  to  300  feet  per 
minute.  In  the  operation  of  these  elevators  steam  is  an  essential  but  indirect 
agent,  being  required  only  to  operate  a  system  of  pumps. 

Open  water-tank. — Placed  in  the  basement  near  the  bottom  of  the 
elevator  shaft  is  an  open  tank,  made  of  boiler  iron,  large  enough  to  hold  about 
1,200  gallons  of  water  for  every  elevator  to  lie  operated.  Two  or  more  force- 
pumps  are  also  conveniently  placed  in  the  basement  and  connected  with 
this  tank  so  as  to  draw  from  it,  their  size  likewise  depending  upon  the  number 
of  elevators,  there  always  being  a  reserve  pump  for  use  in  case  of  accident. 

Closed  compression-tank. — At  the  top  of  the  building,  within  the  attic, 
or  upon  the  roof,  is  located  another  iron  tank  somewhat  smaller  than  the  one 
in  the  basement,  and  inclosed,  being  perfectly  tight  and  resembling  a  boiler 
without  flues.  Into  this  tank  the  supply-pipe  of  wrought-iron,  ten  inches  or 
more  in  diameter,  and  extending  up  from  the  pumps  in  the  basement, 
discharges. 

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114  ELEVATORS. 

Cylinders  and  sheaves. — Standing  vertically  within  or  near  the  elevator 
shaft  (as  in  the  Hale  patent),  or  lying  horizontally  in  the  basement  (as  in  the 
Crane  system),  is  a  cast-iron  cylinder  sixteen  to  twenty  inches  in  diameter  and 
twenty  to  thirty  feet  long,  within  which  a  piston  works  as  in  a  steam-engine. 
To  the  exterior  end  of  the  piston-rod  is  attached  a  system  of  cast-iron  sheaves, 
or  pulleys,  usually  six  in  number  aud  twenty-four  inches  or  more  in  diameter. 
A  short  distance  above  these  pulleys,  when  the  piston-rod  is  fully  extended 
in  the  vertical  system,  is  placed  a  corresponding  set  of  sheaves  securely 
fastened  in  a  strong  frame.  Above  this  set,  at  the  top  of  the  building,  is 
placed  one  large  sheave  and  another  immediately  over  the  elevator  shaft,  all 
in  strong  frames. 

Cables. — From  the  center  of  the  top  of  the  car,  to  which  they  are  securely 
attached,  wire  cables  or  ropes,  usually  six  in  number  and  three-fourths  of  an 
inch  in  diameter,  extend  to  the  top  of  the  elevator  shaft,  and  there,  passing 
over  the  sheaves  already  described,  four  of  them  extend  down  to  the  sheaves 
attached  to  the  piston-rod,  and  passing  under  them  are  returned  to  correspond- 
ing sheaves  in  the  fixed  frame  above.  As  will  be  readily  seen  this  is  but  an 
application  of  the  well-known  principle  of  compound  pulleys,  and  by  its  use 
the  distance  and  speed  which  the  car  travels  is  made  from  six  to  twelve  times 
that  of  the  piston,  the  rates  being  as  one  to  the  sum  of  the  sheaves  attached  to 
the  piston  and  in  the  fixed  frame. 

Supply-pipe  and  valve. — From  the  tank  in  the  attic  a  wrought-iron 
pipe,  of  the  same  size  as  the  supply-pipe,  extends  back  to  a  point  near  the 
upper  end  of  the  cylinder,  where  it  is  connected,  at  right  angles,  with  a  short 
length  of  the  same  sized  pipe  called  a ' '  header. "  Connecting  with  this ' '  header  " 
is  a  pipe  five  or  six  inches  in  diameter,  which  extends  down  beside  the  cylin- 
der, to  which  it  is  connected  above  and  below,  and,  passing  along  the  base- 
ment floor,  is  finally  raised,  and  terminates  over  the  open  tank.  The  valve 
which  controls  the  movements  of  the  elevator  is  placed  on  this  pipe  at  the  point 
of  connection  with  the  lower  end  of  the  cylinder. 

Automatic  governor. — The  tank  in  the  basement  having  been  filled  with 
water  from  the  city  mains,  the  action  of  the  pumps  is  to  force  the  water  drawn 
from  it  through  the  supply-pipe  into  the  tank  at  the  top  of  the  building.  The 
pump  continues  to  work  until  the  air  in  this  tank  is  compressed  sufficiently  to 
indicate  a  pressure  of  40  to  125  pounds  to  the  square  inch,  when,  by  an  auto- 
matic device,  it  is  stopped,  but  put  in  motion  again  as  soon  as  the  pressure 
falls.  When  the  upper  tank  is  filled  the  basement  tank  is  nearly  empty. 

Ascent. — In  beginning  operations  the  car  stands  at  the  bottom  of  the  shaft, 
the  piston  is  drawn  upward  to  the  limit  of  its  stroke  and  the  cylinder  is  filled 
with  water  below  the  piston.  The  operator  in  the  car,  by  means  of  a  wire 
cable  passing  through  the  car,  or  by  means  of  a  lever,  opens  the  valve  in  the 
pipe  at  the  bottom  of  the  cylinder,  thus  allowing  the  water  in  the  cylinder 


ELEVATORS. 


115 


below  the  piston  to  flow  into  the  basement  tank,  while  the  pressure  of  the 
water  above  the  piston  causes  it  to  descend  and  draw  the  car  upward. 

Descent. — In  returning,  the  car  de- 
scends by  its  own  weight,  the  operating 
valve  being  so  arranged  as  to  allow  no 
water  to  escape  into  the  tank  while  the 
piston  is  rising,  but  to  pass  freely  from 
the  upper  to  the  lower  end  of  the  cylin- 
der, the  pressure  above  and  below  the 
piston  being  thus  equalized.  As  will 
be  seen,  therefore,  the  pressure  upon  the 
piston  is  constantly  exerted,  but  is  made 
effective  or  not  according  as  the  water 
beneath  is  allowed  to  escape  or  is  re 
tained.  « 

Counter-weight. — To  reduce  the 
power  necessary  to  raise  the  car  alone  a 
heavy  weight,  nearly  equal  to  the  weight 
of  the  car,  and  known  as  the  counter- 
weight, is  suspended  in  the  elevator 
shaft  between  a  set  of  guides,  being  at- 
tached to  the  car  by  two  of  the  six  wire 
cables  passing  over  the  sheaves  above. 

Chain-cables. — The  weight  of  the 
wire  cables  is  very  considerable,  and  as 
the  car  nears  the  top  tends  very  strongly 
to  draw  it  upward  and  retard  its  de- 
scent. To  overcome  this  tendency  a  set 
of  chain-cables  is  used,  one  end  of  which 
is  attached  to  the  bottom  of  the  car  and 
the  other  to  the  upper  part  of  the  ele- 
vator shaft. 

Safeguards. — Every  possible  pre- 
caution is  taken  to  insure  passengers 
against  accident,  and  to  every  car  is 
attached  a  device  which  would  hold  the 
car  securely  by  catching  the  guides, 
should  anything  give  way  or  the  speed 
of  the  car  in  descending  exceed  a  lim- 
ited rate. 


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VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


North  of  the  Court  House. 


The  locality  presented  to  the  eye  on  the  opposite  page  is  chiefly  remarkable 
for  the  preseuce  of  the  high  Ashland  Block,  the  high  and  narrow  Schiller  Thea- 
ter, and  the  famous  Sherman  House,  all  of  which  stand  in  the  nearest  street,  or 
in  the  foreground.  Full  half  of  the  heavy  wholesale  business  of  the  city  was 
once  done  within  these  eight  or  nine  blocks.  The  Great  Fire  caused  a  change 
of  location  to  the  region  west  of  La  Salle  Street  and  south  of  Madison. 


1.    Hooley's  Theater 

Occupies  a  street  frontage  on  Randolph  of 
only  20  feet,  but  widens  within,  giving  a 
stage  50  feet  wide  and  65  feet  deep,  the  rear 
door  being  180  feet  from  the  entrance  of  the 
building,  at  149  Randolph  Street.  This  build- 
ing has  an  exterior  of  cut-stone  and  iron, 
and  is  4  stories  and  basement  in  height,  with 
lodge-rooms  on  the  upper  floors.  The  thea- 
ter seats  1,500  persons,  but  crowds  them. 
The  management  is  famous  for  presenting 
a  line  of  first-class  attractions,  that  com- 
mand the  admiration  of  all  who  patronize 
the  drama.  The  best  New  York  companies 
often  play  here.  Erected  in  1872. 

2.  The  Fidelity  Building, 
At  143-1 47  Randolph  Street,  stands  just  east, 
or  lakeward,  of  Hooley's  Theater,  with  60  feet 
front,  60  feet  of  height,  and  50  feet  of  depth, 
4  stories  and  basement.  It  has  a  cut-stone 
exterior,  and  numerous  safety  vaults,  visi- 
ble from  the  street.  This  was  once  the 
home  of  the  Fidelity  Savings  Bank,  which 
failed  in  the  hard  times  of  1877.  The  build- 
ing is  now  occupied  by  steamship  ticket- 
agents,  bankers,  and  costumers.  It  was 
erected  in  1872. 

3.  The  Sherman  House, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Clark  and  Ran- 
dolph streets,  or  exactly  north  of  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  Court  House,  presents  a 
front  of  150  feet  to  Randolph  Street,  and  a 
still  broader  facade  of  160  feet  on  Clark 
Street.  It  is  85  feet  high,  with  6  stories, 
basement,  and  Mansard  roof,  and  has  300 
rooms  and  2  elevators.  Its  exterior  is  of  cut- 
stone,  and  it  was  erected  in  1872,  while  the 
Sherman  House  temporarily  occupied  the 
building  now  known  as  the  Gault  House, 
on  the  West  Side,  at  the  northeast  corner 
of  Madison  and  Clinton  streets.  The  Sher- 
man House,  like  the  Tremont  House,  the 
Grand  Pacific  Hotel,  and  the  Lakeside  Build- 
ing, retains  its  magnificent  appearance  in 
the  presence  of  the  colossal  structures  which 
have  come  with  the  steel  era.  The  reader  is 
referred  to  our  chapter  on  "  Hotels." 

4.    The  Ashland  Block 
Is  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Clark  and  Ran- 
dolph streets,  and  is  the  larger  of  the  two 
high  buildings  seen  in  the  picture  on   the 


opposite  page.  In  our  chapter  on  "  Notable 
High  Buildings  "  we  have  referred  to  some 
of  the  phenomena  attending  its  construc- 
tion. It  was  erected  in  1892  at  a  cost  of 
$850,000,  and  supplanted  a  block  as  high,  and 
nearly  as  large,  as  the  Sherman  House.  In 
the  old  Ashland  Block,  Charles  J.  Guiteau 
had  his  office,  and  the  Chicago  Tribune  and 
Rand  &  McNally  did  business  on  this  lot  at 
51  Clark  Street,  touching  the  alley.  The 
new  Ashland  Block  occupies  140  feet  on 
Clark  Street  and  80  on  Randolph.  It  is  200 
feet  high,  with  16  stories  and  basement. 
It  is  all  steel,  with  terra-cotta  coverings 
and  fire-proofing.  Its  7  elevators  serve 
480  offices,  9  stores,  and  over  1,000  occu- 
pants. These  are  largely  attorneys,  brokers, 
real-estate  dealers,  bankers,  and  financial 
agents. 

5.  The  Schiller  Theater, 
At  103-109  Randolph  Street,  is  211  feet  high, 
80  feet  wide,  and  180  feet  deep,  16  stories  and 
basement,  in  which  is  a  cafe.  It  has,  besides 
the  theater,  2  stores,  204  offices,  1  freight  and 
5  passenger  elevators.  It  was  erected  in  J892 
by  the  German  Opera  House  Company  at  a 
cost  of  $750,000,  and  contains  a  cozy  and 
entirely  safe  theater  that  seats  1 ,286  people, 
with  a  stage  74  feet  wide  and  32  feet  deep. 
The  assembly  and  club  rooms  of  the  asso- 
ciation are  on  the  twelfth  and  thirteenth 
floors.  The  construction  is  of  steel,  with 
terra-cotta  and  brick  exterior.  The  ten- 
ants are  attorneys,  architects,  and  profes- 
sional men. 

6.    The  Borden  Block, 

At  the  northwest  corner  of  Randolph  and 
Dearborn  streets,  was  counted  a  wonder  in 
its  day,  when  its  builder  thus  commemorated 
his  good  fortune  in  the  silver  mines  of  Lead- 
ville.  It  was  almost  the  forerunner  of  the 
box-like  structures  which  sacrifice  beauty  to 
larger  supplies  of  light  and  air.  It  stands 
on  the  site  of  the  Matteson  House  of  other 
days,  where  Captain  Carver,  Carme,  Ru- 
dolphe,  McDevitt,  Goldthwaite,  Tom  Foley, 
Budd  Doble,  and  the  sportsmen  of  the  city 
loved  to  congregate.  The  frontages  of  the 
Borden  Block  are  80  feet  on  Randolph  Street 
and  90  on  Dearborn.  The  building  is  100 
feet  high,  with  6  stories  and  basement.  It 
has  65  offices,  6  stores,  and  2  passenger  ele- 
vators. It  has  a  cut-stone  exterior,  and  is 


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VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


occupied  by  professional  men,  largely  attor- 
neys.   It  was  erected  in  1880. 

7.  The  Commercial  Hotel, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Lake  and  Dear- 
born streets,  has  150  feet  on  Lake  and  200 
feet  on  Dearborn  Street,  but  the  horel  im- 
pinges on  the  upper  floors  of  adjoining 
buildings.  Our  article  on  "Hotels"  dis- 
cusses the  characteristics  of  this  popular  inn. 
The  building  is  65  feet  high.  5  stories  and 
basement,  3tiO  rooms,  9  stores,  and  has  a 
steam  elevator.  It  is  a  stone  front  of  the 
ancient  pattern,  aiid  was  built  in  1872. 

8.  The  Marine  Building 
Is  a  large  structure  of  the  era  of  1873,  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  La  Salle  and  Lake 
streets,  which  has  been  affected  in  value  by 
the  presence  of  the  La  Salle  Street  tunnel 
entrance  on  its  south.  The  frontages  are 
100  feet  on  La  Salle  and  80  feet  on  Lake 
Street.  It  is  85  feet  high,  and  has  6  stories 
and  basement,  with  45  offices,  8  stores,  and 
60  occupants.  There  is  an  elevator.  The 
front  is  of  stone.  B  inkers,  financial  com- 
panies, and  attorneys  are  the  tenants. 


9.  The  Northern  Pacific  Building 
Is  at  Nos.  30-36  La  Salle  Street,  with  front- 
ages of  80  feet  on  both  La  Salle  and  Lake 
streets.  It  is  6  stories  and  basement,  or  70 
feet  in  height,  and  has  8  stores,  93  offices, 
over  100  occupants,  and  2  passenger  eleva- 
tors. It  has  a  pressed-brick  exterior,  was 
erected  in  1872,  and  was  remodeled  in  1891. 
It  is  tenanted  by  attorneys,  financiat-compa- 
nies,  manufacturers'  agents,  and  people 
who  have  business  among  manufacturers 
a  ad  wholesalers. 

1O.  Fairbanks,  Morse  &  Co.'s  Building, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  La  Salle  and 
Lake  streets,  shares  some  of  the  disadvan- 
tages of  having  the  La  Salle  Street  tunnel 
entrance  near  by,  as  may  be  seen  in  the 
picture.  The  building  has  a  wide  front  of 
100  feet  on  La  Salle  and  80  feet  on  Lake 
Street.  It  is  75  feet  high,  in  5  stories  and 
basement.  The  outside  walls  are  of  brick 
and  iron,  and  were  erected  as  late  as  1879. 
The  entire  structure  is  occupied  by  Fair- 
banks, Morse  &  Co.,  who,  as  their  sign  on 
the  roof  purports,  are  manufacturers  of 
windmills,  scales,  and  other  machinery. 


STEEL  CONSTRUCTION. 


Chicago,  situated  on  the  shore  of  Lake  Michigan,  stands  on  the  eastern  side 
of  a  vast  prairie  rich  in  agricultural  resources  but  devoid  of  building  material 
of  any  kind  close  at  hand.  Neither  timber,  stone,  nor  clay  suitable  for  brick, 
are  to  be  found  in  the  vicinity. 

The  location  is,  however,  convenient  of  access  by  water  to  the  pineries  of 
Wisconsin  and  Michigan,  and  as  a  consequence  the  first  buildings  were  con- 
structed of  wood,  as  indeed  were  the  first  street  pavements. 

With  the  growth  of  the  city  came  numerous  lines  of  railway  extending  into 
the  interior  west  and  south,  which  made  it  possible  to  secure  both  stone  and 
brick  for  building  purposes.  Still  the  reconstruction  of  the  city  on  a  more 
substantial  basis  was  proceeding  but  slowly  when  the  great  fire  of  October, 
1871,  made  entire  rebuilding  of  the  business  portion  necessary.  During  this 
second  period  of  construction  cast-iron  was  freely  used  for  interior  columns 
and  also  for  ornamental  exterior  effect,  but  in  the  latter  case  it  was  simply  a 
veneer  secured  to  and  made  stable  by  piers  of  brickwork  which  formed  the 
walls  of  the  building  and  sustained  the  weight. 

A  height  of  six  stories  was  considered  ample,  and  when,  some  ten  or  twelve 
years  ago,  a  new  building  was  constructed  having  seven  stories,  the  fact  was 
remarked  as  being  noteworthy. 

In  all  of  this  work  the  essential  principles  of  construction  which  have  been 
in  use  since  the  Pyramids  were  built  were  followed,  and  no  striking  innova- 
tions introduced.  Within  a  few  years,  however,  a  class  of  buildings  has  been 
erected  differing  most  radically  in  every  important  feature,  both  of  foundation 
and  superstructure,  from  anything  that  preceded  it.  Even  in  perfecting 
the  plans  for  the  construction  of  such  a  building  the  ordinary  course  of  pro- 
cedure is  reversed,  for  the  designer  of  the  framework  begins  at  the  roof  and 
works  down,  ending  with  the  foundation. 

Chicago  Construction.  —  To  this  type,  whose  earnest  conception  and 
highest  development  are  both  to  be  found  in  structures  standing  on  Chicago 
soil  to-day,  the  term  "Chicago  Construction"  is  fittingly  applied. 

These  buildings,  ranging  in  height  from  twelve  to  twenty  stories,  are 
perfectly  lighted,  heated,  and  ventilated;  are  made  convenient  of  access  to  the 
upper  floors  by  swift-running  elevators,  and  are  essentially  proof  against 
destruction  by  either  fire  or  earthquake — yet  they  have  no  heavy  walls,  thick 
partitions,  or  massive  foundations,  but  every  floor  from  basement  to  roof  is 
available  and  unobstructed,  save  by  columns  seldom  exceeding  two  feet  in 
diameter.  Notwithstanding  their  lofty  height,  the  time  required  for  the 
completion  of  even  the  largest  seldom  exceeds  twelve  months,  while  the  cost 

(119) 


120 


STEEL   CONSTRUCTION. 


is  less  in  proportion  than  in  many  old-style  buildings  of  far  less  security  and 
not  half  the  altitude  of  the  new  construction. 

Some  of  the  causes  which  have  operated  to  bring  about  this  change  may 
be  mentioned  briefly  as  being  the  enterprise  and  ingenuity  of  some  of  the 
architects  —  the  rapid  rise  in  real  estate  values  making  additional  stories 
necessary  for  profitable  investment;  the  advantage  secured  by  the  upper 
floors  being  open  to  light  and  air,  and  removed  from  the  noise  of  the  street 
below;  and  the  fact  that  a  steel  frame  made  it  possible  to  increase  the  height 
without  adding  to  the  weight  upon  the  foundations. 

Foundations. — In  constructing  the  foundations  of  these  buildings  the  use 
of  masonry  has  been  entirely  superseded  by  a  combination  of  concrete  and 
steel  rails  or  I  beams.  Extending  under  the  entire  city,  but  covered  by  from 
eight  to  fourteen  feet  of  debris,  loam,  and  quicksand,  lies  a  stratum  of  blue 
clay  fifty  to  ninety  feet  thick.  At  the  surface  it  is  quite  tough  and  dry,  becom- 
ing more  yielding  with  depth.  Frequent  tests  have  shown  that  the  immediate 
surface  will  sustain  loads  of  from  3,000  to  4, 000  pounds  to  the  square  foot  with- 
out being  compressed  more  than  four  to  six  inches.  In  order,  therefore,  that 
whatever  settlement  may  take  place  shall  be  uniform  and  equal  at  all  points, 
the  foundation  piers,  or  platforms,  as  they  could  more  properly  be  termed,  are 
proportioned  exactly  in  size  to  the  weights  they  sustain. 

A  single  pier  or  platform  covers  usually  from  200  to  500  square  feet  of  sur- 
face, having  for  its  lower  course  a  body  of  concrete  12  to  16  inches  thick, 
made  of  broken 
stone,  sand,  and 
imported  Portland 
cement. 

Upon  this  con- 
crete, as  a  bed,  two 
or  more  courses  or 
layers  of  steel  rails 
or  I  beams  are 
placed  at  right 
angles  with  each 
other,  the  members 
of  each  course  be- 
ing spaced  6  to  12 
inches  apart  and 
filled  in  between 
with  concrete. 
The  upper  course 
and  the  ends  of  all 
are  covered  with 


Fig.  B. 


"Tig.  A. 


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the  same  to  prevent  corrosion.  A  heavy  base  or  stool  of  cast-iron  resting  on 
the  upper  course  supports  a  column,  the  bottom  of  which  comes  approximately 
on  a  level  with  the  basement  floor.  Thus  the  superstructure  actually  begins 
one  story  below  the  street  level. 

The  illustrations  A  and  B  show  the  relative  size  of  a  steel  column  with  its 
supporting  foundation  and  a  brick  pier  of  size  sufficient  to  sustain  the  same 
load  with  its  foundation  of  masonry. 

The  columns  are  of  rolled  steel,  and  usually  of  the  "Z  bar"  (Fig.  C  2)  or 
of  the  "PluBnix"  (Fig.  C  1)  form  of  construction,  and  are  placed  from  16  to 
25  feet  apart.  They  are  generally  one  story  in  height,  though  a  few  alternat- 


Fig.  C.  1. 


Fi(/.  C.  8. 


ing  columns  in  the  lower  stories  are  made  in  two-story  lengths  in  order  to 
increase  the  stiffness  and  rigidity  of  the  building.  Between  certain  columns  a 
system  of  vertical  X  bracing,  commonly  styled  wind-braces,  is  carried  up  to 
the  top  to  secure  the  structure  against  the  effect  of  severe  wind-storms. 

The  exterior  walls  are  but  a  veneering  or  shell  for  the  building  itself, 
beginning  at  the  surface  of  the  ground,  but  not  deriving  any  support  from  it. 
They  are  attached  to  and  rest  on  the  steel  framework  at  every  story,  and  are 
intended  for  architectural  effect  and  to 
protect  the  wall  columns  and  beams  from 
fire,  but  have  no  sustaining  power  of 
their  own.  They  could  be  entirely 
detached  without  affecting  the  integrity 
of  the  building,  and  are  so  designed  that 
the  work  of  construction  can  begin  at  any 
floor.  Frequently  the  -workmen  erecting 
the  steel  frame  will  be  seen  half  a  dozen 
stories  above  the  bricklayers  and  setters  of 
terracotta,  who  in  turn  look  down  upon 
the  workers  building  the  wall  below  them. 


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122 


STEEL  CO^STEUCTION. 


Floors. — The  framework 
of  the  floors  is  of  rolled  steel 
I  beams,  from  8  to  20  inches 
in  height,  the  heavy  members 
running  longitudinally  from 
column  to  column  and  sup- 
porting the  transverse  beams, 
which  are  placed  from  5  to  8 
feet  apart.  All  the  connec- 
tions of  beams  to  beams  or 
columns  to  columns  are  made 
by  hot  steel  rivets,  and  the 
greatest  care  is  taken  to  pre- 
vent any  defective  material 
from  being  used.  (Fig.  E  2.) 
Exhaustive  tests  are  made 
of  all  the  steel  intended  to  be 
used  before  any  of  the  work 
of  fitting  is  done,  and  no  steel- 
work is  received  or  shipped  from  the  mills  until  the  closest  inspection  has 
approved  the  quality  of  the  workmanship. 

The  spans  between  the  beams  are  filled  with  hollow  blocks  of  fire-clay  or 
porous  terra  cotta,  usually  10  to  12  inches  in  depth, 
and  known  as  "floor  tile."  When  put  in  place  and 
the  joints  filled  with  mortar,  an  arch  is  formed 
capable  of  safely  sustaining  a  load  of  from  500  to 
600  pounds  to  the  square  foot.  The  lower  flange  of 
all  the  beams  is  also  covered  by  a  slab  of  the  same 
material.  (Fig.  E  1.) 

Resting  on  these  arches,  as  they  are  called, 
and  secured  to  the  I  beams  by  cleats  of  hoop-iron,  are. 
strips  of  wood  2  inches  thick,  placed  16  inches 
between  centers.  (Fig.  F.) 


Fig.  E.  2. 


They  are  bedded  in  a  concrete  made  of  coal 
cinders,  sand,  and  cement,  which  also  fills  the  space 
between  them.  To  these  is  nailed  the  finished  wood 
floor,  whenever  such  is  used. 

In  many  cases,  however,  particularly  in  corridors 
and  ground-floor  rooms,  the  finished  floor  is  of  marble 
tile  or  mosaic,  in  which  case  the  floor  strips  are 
omitted. 


Fiff. 


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123 


Partitions. — The  solid  portions  of  the  interior  partitions  are  built  of  parti- 
tion tile,  made  of  the  same  material  as  the  floor  tile,  and  having  the  shape  of 
hollow  blocks  3  or  4  inches  thick  and  a  foot  or  more  square.  Above  the  marble 

wainscot,  which  is  always  used  along  the  sides 
of  corridors,  the  partition  is  very  largely  of 
ornamental  obscured  glass.  Abundant  elevator 
service  is  always  provided,  the  smaller  build- 
ings being  equipped  with  three  or  four,  while 
the  larger  ones  have  from  twelve  to  sixteen. 

The  first  building  embodying  these  general 
features  was  erected  hardly  six  years  ago,  but 
so  evident  was  the  advantage  and  superiority 
over  former  methods  that  there  are  to-day  in 
Chicago  more  than  twenty-five  of  them, 
among  the  best  known  being  the  Masonic 
Temple,  Rand-McNally,  Ashland,  Columbus 
Memorial,  the  Woman's  Temple,  and  most  of  the  large  office  buildings  now  in 
course  of  erection. 

A  most  conclusive  test  of  their  fire-resisting  qualities  was  accidentally 
furnished  a  few  months  since.  A  large  quantity  of  lumber  intended  for  the 
finishing  of  the  new  Athletic  Club  Building— a  ten-story  steel  frame  structure — 
and  which  was  stored  on  one  of  the  upper  floors,  was  destroyed  by  fire. 
Though  some  60,000  feet  were  consumed,  the  framework  of  the  building  was 
not  injured  in  any  way. 


SECTION  OF  PARTITION. 


124 


VIEWS  OF  CHICAGO. 


From  State  Street,  Looking  East. 

The  unexampled  structures  rising  before  the  eye  in  the  picture  on  the 
opposite  page  attest  the  fact  that  the  wide  portion  of  State  Street  has  not  lost 
its  priority  in  the  good  opinion  of  Chicagoans.  Here,  where  so  many  hundreds 
of  thousands  of  promenaders,  buyers,  and  sight-seers  pass,  stand  the  Masonic 
Temple,  Central  Music  Hall,  Marshall  Field  &  Co.'s  retail  store,  and  the 
Columbus  Memorial.  The  new  Field  rises  behind  the  old  Field  Building,  and 
the  Public  Library  still  farther  eastward  at  the  Lake  Front.  At  the  farther 
left  corner  of  the  library  may  be  seen  an  approach  to  the  Randolph  Street 
viaduct,  by  which  one  may  reach  the  outer  piers  and  docks.  The  Venetian 
Building  is  hidden  from  view  by  the  Columbus  Memorial.  State  Street  is  here 
very  wide,  because  it  was  once  a  market-place.  . 


1.  The  Masonic  Temple 
Fronts  170  feet  on  State  and  114  feet  on  Ran- 
dolph Street,  at  the  northeast  corner.    This 
building  occupies  the  place  of  honor  in  our 
chapter  on  "Notable  High  Buildings,"  and  is 
there  fully  described.    Its  21  stories  carry  it 
to  a  height  of  304  feet.    There  are  10  stores, 
543  offices,  many  lodge-rooms,  and  a  public 
observatory.    The  exterior  walls  are  heavy, 
of  granite  and  yellow  pressed  brick.    The 
rotunda  on  the  main  floor  is  open  to  the  sky- 
light at  the  top,  and  is  nearly  surrounded  by 
14  passenger  and  2  freight  elevators.    In  the 
basement  and  under  the  street  are  2  Corliss 
engines,  each  of  500  horse-power;    8  steel 
boilers,  6  dynamos,  and  8  large  pumps.    The 
electric  apparatus  weighs  60  tons,  and  in- 
cludes 53  miles  of  wire.    It  is  not  possible  to 
classify  the  tenants  of  a  building  which  is  a 
city  in  itself;  and  again,  the  edifice  has  not 
yet  developed  its  characteristics.    The  upper 
floors  are  fitted  for  Masonic  lodges,  chapters, 
asylums,  and  councils.    The  first  ten  floors 
are  expected  to  accommodate   merchants. 
Professional  men  already  favor  the  office 
floors.     The  observatory  offers  a  very  high 
point  of  view,  to  be  obtained  for  a  small" fee 
and  without  climbing.    This  wonderful  edi- 
fice was  erected   in  1890-92,  at  a  cost  of 
$3,500,000. 

2.  Central  Music  Hall 

Fronts  125  feet  on  State  and  150  feet  on  Ran- 
dolph Street,  at  the  southeast  corner,  and  is 
90  feet  high,  with  6  stories  and  basement, 
and  2  elevators.  When  this  building  was 
promoted  by  the  late  George  B.  Carpenter,  it 
was  regarded  as  an  outrightspeculation,  and 
a  stock  company  was  necessary— the  fore- 
runner of  many  hundred  similar  architect- 
ural undertakings.  The  building  is  a  fire- 
proof structure,  with  12  stores,  75  offices,  and 
an  auditorium  with  2  balconies  capable  of 
seating  1,800  persons.  There  is  a  good  organ, 
but  no  scenery,  although  spacious  dressing- 


rooms  are  to  be  found  under  the  stage.  In 
this  hall  many  of  the  most-distinguished 
people  of  the  world  have  appeared  publicly. 
Here  Beecher  fell  unconscious  on  the  stage, 
Tilton  lectured,  Patti  sang,  Lowell  spoke, 
Edwin  Arnold  read,  and  many  other  celebri- 
ties have  greeted  great  audiences.  Among 
the  mo«t  notable  successes  were  the  Stod- 
dard  lectures,  which  for  many  years 
crowded  the  hall  for  a  month  at  a  time, 
and  kept  ticket-buyers  standing  all  night  at 
the  box-office.  Nor  has  the  business  part 
of  the  building  been  less  successful.  Here 
the  Chicago  Musical  College,  under  Dr. 
Florence  Ziegfeld,  has  for  14  years  increased, 
throwing  off  branches  and  rival  "  conserva- 
tories," and  music-teachers  have  daily  made 
an  unceasing  din.  Erected  iu  1879. 

3.    The  Marshall  Field  Buildings 

Occupy  the  whole  north  side  of  Washington 
Street, between  State  Street  and  Wabash  Ave- 
nue, fronting  260feeton  State  Street,  340feet 
on  Washington  Street,  108  feet  on  Wabash 
Avenue.  The  old  building  is  a  remarkably 
handsome  structure  of  the  Parisian  style, 
which  is  the  third  of  a  like  appearance  that 
has  risen  on  this  site  since  1868,  when  it  was 
first  opened  by  this  firm.  It  is  125  feet  high, 
with  6  stories  and  basement,  ornate  etone 
front,  and  many  pavilions.  There  are  6  eleva- 
tors. The  windows  are  dressed  with  the 
latest,  richest,  and  most  beautiful  goods,  and 
the  interior  presents  an  animated  and  enter- 
taining spectacle.  The  new  building  was 
erected  in  1892,  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
Washington  Street  and  Wabash  Avenue,  of 
steel,  granite,  terra  cotta,  tile,  and  marble, 
in  the  latest  style  of  fire-proof  construction. 
It  has  9  stories,  90  suites  of  offices,  and  no 
less  than  13  elevators.  The  four  lower  floors 
have  been  added  to  the  retail  quarters,  and 
the  whole  gives  to  Field  &  Co.  a  vast  accom- 
modation for  their  retail  dry-goods  business. 


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VIEWS  OF   CHICAGO. 


4.  The  Columbus  Memorial  Building: 
Fronts  100  feet  on  State  and  90  feet  on  Wash- 
ington Street,  at  the  southeast  corner.    The 
example  of  this  building,  it  is  expected,  will 
introduce  a  still  larger  use  of  the  metals  and 
artistic  ornament  into  Chicago's  principal 
architectures.    The   edifice  has  14   stories, 
and  rises  to  a  height  of  251  feet.    Its  two 
fronts  are  elaborately  treated  both  at  base 
and  summit,  and  it  is  the  richest-looking  of 
the  high  steel  structures  of  the  city.   Sculpt- 
ure, paintings,  cupolas,  and   bronze  enter 
into  its  interior   and  exterior  furnishings, 
and  these  are  more  fully  described  in  that 
part   of  this  guide    which  is   devoted   es- 
pecially to  buildings  of  the  new  style.    The 
Columbus   Memorial   takes   the  place  of  a 
handsome  old-style  stone  front,  which  was 
filled  with  physicians  and  dentists,  and  it  is 
expected  that  they  will  return  to  this  corner, 
where  a  free  library  and  reading-room  has 
been   prepared   for   their  use.    Erected  in 
1892,  at  a  cost  of  $1,000,000. 

5.  The  Tobey  Furniture  Company's 

Building- 
Fronts  120  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  160 
feet  on  Washington  Street,  at  the  southeast 
corner;  is  a  6-story  stone  front,  of  the  style  of 
1872,  75  feet  high,  with  4  elevators.  It  is 
occupied  with  a  retail  furniture  exhibit  that 
has  few  equals  in  the  world,  180,000  square 
feet  of  floor  space  being  covered  with  fine 
and  beautiful  products  of  the  cabinet- 
makers1 and  house-furnishers1  arts.  This 
square  was  the  scene  of  the  costly  Farwell 
and  Field  fire  of  September  12, 1870,  when 
several  millions  of  property  were  burned. 

6.  The  Laflin  Building- 
Fronts  200  feet  on  Randolph  Street  and  40 
feet  on  Wabash  Avenue,  at  the  southeast 
corner.  It  is  85  feet  high,  with  5  stories,  and 
2  freight  elevators.  Its  walls  are  built  of 
brick  and  steel.  The  occupants  are  whole- 
sale chemists,  tobacconists,  the  American 
Whip  Company,  and  manufacturers1  agents. 
Erected  in  1879. 

7-  The  Fail-bank  Building 
Fronts  80  feet  on  Randolph  Street  and  80  feet 
on  Wabash  Avenue,  at  the  northeast  corner. 
IMs  a  6-story  brick  building,  70  feet  high, 
with  stone  trimmings,  3  stores,  20  offices,  and 
1  elevator ;  occupied  by  stove  manufacturers 
and  others.  Erected  in  1872,  and  remodeled 
on  new  interior  lines  in  1890. 

8.    The  Atlas  Block 

Fronts  169  feet  on  Randolph  Street  and  228 
feet  on  Wabash  Avenue,  at  the  northwest 
corner.  It  is  75  feet  high,  and  is  a  5-story 
brick  building.  There  are  usually  about  375 
occupants,  who  are  wholesale  jobbers  and 
agents.  Erected  in  1879. 

0.    Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett  &  Co.'s 

Block 

Fronts  120  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  IfiO 
feet  on  Lake  Street,  at  the  northeast  corner. 


It  is  a  5-story  brick  building,  85  feet  high, 
with  4  freight  elevators.  It  is  occupied  by 
the  above  firm  with.the  largest  general  hard- 
ware business  so  far  developed  in  Chicago. 
There  are  325  employes.  Erected  in  1877. 

10.  The  McCormick  Building 
Fronts  60  feet  on  Lake  Street  and  100  feet  on 
Michigan  Avenue,  at  the  northwest  corner. 
It  is  a  5-story  brick  structure.  75  feet  high, 
with  1  freight  elevator;  occupied  by  John  A. 
Tolman  &  Co.,  importers  and  wholesale 
grocers.  Erected  in  1876. 

11.  The  Dearborn  Block 
Fronts  160  feet  on  Michigan  Avenue  and  150 
feet  on  Randolph  Street,  at  the  northwest 
corner.    It  is  a  5-story  building,  75  feet  high, 
with  2  freight  elevators,  and  fronts  the  north 
end  of  the  Public  Library.    It  is  occupied  by 
the  great  grocery  house  of  Spragues,  War- 
ner &  Co.,  one  of  the  heaviest  firms  of  the 
kind  in  the  world.    Erected  in  1872. 

12.  The  Public  Library 
Occupies  Dearborn  Parkrand  is  on  ground 
that  has  never  before  been  permanently  cov- 
ered.   (See  "Notable  High  Buildings.11)     A 
brief  history  of  the  Public  Library  is  as  fol- 
lows:   Begun  in  187J  from  the  gifts  of  the 
world ;  occupied  a  water-tank  in  the  Rook- 
ery;  at  the   southeast  corner  of  Madison 
Street  and  Wabash  Avenue;  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  Lake  and  Dearborn  streets; 
in   the  City  Hall.    The  first  librarian  was 
William    F.  Pople;    the   second,   Frederick 
H.  Ilild,   who  is  now  in  charge,   under  an 
appointive    board    of   trustees.      The   new 
building  fronts  on  Michigan  Avenue,  WTash- 
ington,  and  Randolph  streets;  frontages, -354 
feet  on  Michigan  Avenue,  147  feet  on  Wash- 
ington and  Randolph  streets,  95  feet  high, 
in  3  principal  stories,  2  intermediate  floors, 
and  a   basement;    8   passenger   elevators; 
total  area,  50,367  square  feet;  weight,  72,000 
tons;  146,003  cubic  feet  of  stone  and  1,955 
tons   of   iron  were    used    in   construction. 
There  is  to  be  room  for  900,000  volumes. 
Blue  Bedford  stone,  granite,  and  limestone 
exterior,  with  large  arches  and  columns  after 
designs  suggested  by  the  ancient  gateway  at 
Athens  which  divided  the  Roman  from  the 
Grecian  section  of  the  city.    The  colonnade 
is  Ionic,   with  solid  piers  interspersed,  the 
frieze  bearing  the  names  of  historic  writers. 
The  Washington  Street  entrance  is  treated 
in   the   Roman    method,  with   coffers   and 
appropriate  ornamentation,  while  the  Ran- 
dolph Street  entrance  is  in  classic  style,  mas- 
sive columns  and    entablature  being  em- 
ployed.   The    roof  is  of  copper.    A  stone 
balustrade  surmounts  the  walls.    The  halls 
and  corridors  are  finished  in  marble  mosaic, 
cream-colored  terra  cotta  in  artistic  designs 
being  used  on  the  ceilings.    The  G.  A.  R. 
organizations  of  Cook  County  will  occupy 
18,500   square    feet   of   the    north    section, 
known  as   Soldiers1  Memorial   Hall,  for  a 
term  of  fifty  years.    Estimated  cost,  $1,200,- 
000.    Erected  in  1893-94. 


NOTABLE  HIGH   BUILDINGS. 


It  is  the  leading  purpose  of  this  guide,  by  various  means,  to  give  an  exact 
idea  of  such  of  the  tall  buildings  of  Chicago  as  have  been  constructed  upon  the 
most  critical  models  of  security  and  durability.  The  observant  visitor  will 
note  that  these  constructions  are  almost  always  at  street  corners,  and  this  of 
itself  is  a  proof  that  much  daring  was  needed  in  their  promotion  and  erection. 
If  a  ten-story  or  a  twenty  story  house  would  not  pay  on  a  corner,  then  the 
builder  must  indeed  be  ahead  of  the  age  and  the  population.  Remember,  too, 
that  Chicago  gained  nearly  a  million  in  population  between  the  foundation  of 
the  Montauk,  in  1881,  and  that  of  the  south  addition  to  the  Monadnock,  in 
1892 — an  important  matter  for  the  promoter,  making  the  risks  far  less. 

When  the  tall  building  era  came,  in  1880,  the  fronts  of  houses  assumed  a 
far  less  ornate  appearance  than  before,  and  the  costly  buildings  of  to-day 
would  have  been  called  plain  in  Chicago  thirty  years  ago.  Some  beautiful 
facades,  like  that  of  the  old  Journal  building,  and  one  on  the  north  side  of 
Washington  Street  west  of  La  Salle,  have  been  entirely  replaced  by  present 
styles,  it  having  been  found  that  heavy  entablatures,  arches,  and  columns 
diminish  the  light  seriously,  and  hence  exterior  beauty  has  been  sacrificed  to 
interior  convenience  and  utility. 

Rand,  McNally  &  Co.'s  graphic  maps. — The  information  given  below 
is  made  doubly  interesting  because  it  is  accompanied  and  illustrated  by 
ingenious  graphic  maps  or  pictures.  The  result  is  a  union  of  geography, 
photography,  and  description  that  will  be  not  only  of  present  but  of  future 
service.  The  whole  work  is  profusely  illustrated  with  these  beautiful  pictures, 
whose  novelty  and  artistic  merit  will  commend  them  to  every  one. 

Having  described  first  the  hydraulic  elevator,  a  Chicago  invention  which 
makes  the  upper  floors  of  tall  buildings  as  valuable  for  rental  purposes  as  the 
lower  ones;  and  second,  the  principles  of  steel  construction,  which  lightened 
the  building  burden,  obviated  heavy  foundations,  and  minimized  the  danger 
from  fire,  we  will  guide  the  visitor  to  some  of  the  most  striking  spectacles  in  the 
world.  We  can  carry  him  safely,  swiftly,  and  easily  to  heights  that  alarm 
the  timid,  and  show  him  a  panorama  that  excites  and  astonishes  the  coolest 
observer.  We  will  begin  with — 

The  Masonic  Temple,  northeast  corner  of  State  and  Randolph  streets. 
This  building  exceeds  the  fancy  of  the  early  caricaturists.  In  the  sketches  of 
jocular  artists  before  1891,  there  were  no  city  blocks  twenty-one  stories  high. 
In  the  talcs  of  the  Arabian  Nights,  even  the  exuberance  of  oriental  imagina- 
tion scarcely  contemplated  the  possibility  of  twenty-one  dwellings  placed  one 
above  another.  It  is  related  that  the  Indian  chief  Chicago  went  to  see  the  king 

(127) 


128  NOTABLE  HIGH   BUILDINGS. 

of  France,  and  returned  to  the  Illinois  tribe.  He  said  he  saw  in  Paris  five 
tepees  one  above  the  other ;  but  his  leading  braves  said  no,  that  he  had  not 
seen  it;  and  sixty  years  later  even  old  Chief  Chicago  believed  they  were  correct. 
He  concluded  the  evil  spirit  had  played  upon  his  senses.  To-day,  in  the  land 
of  the  Illinois,  in  the  city  of  old  Chief  Chicago,  are  twenty-one  tepees  thus 
pitched  one  over  the  other. 

The  Masonic  Temple  is  in  many  respects  the  most  striking  of  the  tall 
buildings  of  Chicago.  Its  steady  upward  progress,  while  in  the  hands  of  the 
builders,  was  watched  with  constant  interest  by  Chicagoans,  and  they  have 
hardly  become  accustomed  to  it  yet.  Nevertheless  this  lofty  structure  was 
surely  an  answer  to  the  question,  How  high  up  must  we  build  on  a  piece  of 
land  worth  a  million  and  a  half  in  order  to  pay  rent,  interest  on  capital 
invested,  and  running  expenses,  and  also  make  a  profit.  After  examining  the 
exterior,  which  is  more  imposing  than  ornately  handsome,  enter  its  forty-foot 
arch,  note  its  columns — probably  the  largest  in  America— look  sheer  upward, 
and  the  skylight  is  302  feet  above  you!  The  rear  semicircle  of  the  rotunda 
is  filled  with  elevators.  There  are  fourteen  for  passengers  and  two  for  freight. 
On  October  20,  1892,  72,000  people  were  carried  here,  and  every  window  was 
used  to  behold  the  civic  parade  of  the  Exposition. 

The  Masonic  Temple  was  built  by  a  joint-stock  company  of  Free  Masons, 
at  a  cost  of  $3,500,000.  -It  was  said,  in  1872,  that  the  Palmer  House  cost  as 
much.  The  Temple  was  begun  in  November,  1890,  its  moving  spirit  being 
Norman  T.  Cassette.  It  was  well  finished  in  the  middle  of  1892,  thus  exhibit- 
ing the  rapidity  as  well  as  the  economy  of  modern  architecture.  Its  walls 
are  wainscoted  with  white  marble;  its  staircases  are  of  white  marble  (there  is 
little  wear  on  them);  the  floor  is  marble,  based  on  concrete  and  iron  arches. 
The  chief  feature  of  the  interior  is  it3  observatory,  which  will  accommodate 
nearly  2,000  persons  at  a  time,  and  is  said  to  be  thirty -two  feet  higher  than  the 
observatory  on  the  Auditorium.  This  room  is  on  the  twenty-first  floor  of  the 
building,  and  the  sides  of  heavy  glass  may  be  removed  entirely  in  good 
weather  or  entirely  closed  during  inclement  seasons.  Here  the  view  of 
Chicago  and  Lake  Michigan  may  be  had  in  winter  from  a  heated  room,  and 
entertainments  of  various  kinds  are  given.  In  going  up  in  the  elevator  it  is 
necessary,  as  at  Paris  in  the  Eiffel  Tower,  that  passengers  should  stand  quietly, 
leaning  against  the  side  of  the  car  if  they  feel  the  need  of  support.  Exit  and 
ingress  should  be  made  quickly,  and  after  careful  examination  to  ascertain 
that  the  car  has  stopped.  The  first  ten  floors  of  the  Masonic  Temple  are  for 
stores  and  shops;  the  next  six  for  offices;  the  seventeenth,  eighteenth,  nineteenth, 
and  twentieth  floors  are  dedicated  to  Masonic  uses,  with  lodges,  chapters, 
asylums,  consistory,  theater,  banquet-halls,  organ-rooms,  armories,  pilgrim- 
ages, etc.  From  every  one  of  the  sixteen  lower  stories  letters  may  be  mailed 
by  chute.  Every  room  has  hot  and  cold  water  and  electric  call  service,  and  is 


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lighted  by  both  gas  and  electricity ;  in  the  evening  rows  of  lights  illumine  the 
summit  of  the  building.  The  ancients  built  sky-piercing  towers.  Chicago 
widens  the  tower  to  cover  a  quarter  of  a  city  block.  A  solitary  bell-ringer, 
like  Quasimodo  of  Victor  Hugo's  Notre  Dame,  climbed  the  belfry  of  old;  in 
Chicago  100,000  persons  may  go  up  and  down  each  day. 

The  Woman's  Temple,  perhaps  second  or  third  in  size  and  usefulness 
among  commercial  structures  in  Chicago,  stands  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
Monroe  and  La  Salle  streets.  For  years  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance 
Union  had  its  headquarters  near  by,  in  the  Republic  Life  Building.  Here 
a  sub-organization  of  society  grew  apace  which  has  already  shown  its  power. 
Here  women,  by  holding  conventions,  circles,  debates;  by  keeping  restaurants, 
establishing  hospitals,  promoting  prohibition  politics,  variously  sought  their 
own  happiness  and  the  public  good.  It  had  been  supposed  that  women  would 
not  follow  the  leadership  of  a  woman,  but  nothing  proved  to  be  further  from 
the  truth,  and  Miss  Frances  E.  Willard  of  Evanston  early  acquired  an  influ- 
ence over  women  in  America  that  probably  no  man  has  ever  attained.  As  we 
have  seen  the  prodigious  associate  force  and  ambition  of  the  Free  Masons  in 
their  huge  Masonic  Temple,  so  we  are  to  come  upon  a  marvel  still  greater  in 
the  achievements  of  associated  women  in  Chicago.  As  Mr.  Gassette  was  the 
chief  promoter  of  the  Masonic  Temple,  so  Mrs.  Matilda  B.  Carse  was  the  most 
indefatigable  worker  toward  placing  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance 
Union  in  a  colossal  building  of  its  own.  Her  labors,  after  many  disappoint- 
ments, resulted  in  the  organization  of  the  Woman's  Temperance  Building 
Association,  with  Marshall  Field  and  other  wealthy  men  as  heavy  stockholders. 

The  site  of  this  building  had  a  remarkable  structural  history.  As  early  as 
1884  Mr.  Field  had  ordered  the  erection  of  a  tall  building.  Following  the 
example  of  the  Montauk,  Calumet,  Board  of  Trade,  and  other  pioneer  build- 
ings, he  filled  the  basement  with  pyramids  of  stone- work  that  would  preclude 
business  operations  thereabouts.  But  for  the  pyramid  under  his  western  wall 
it  was  necessary  to  impinge  eighteen  feet  upon  the  premises  of  L.  Z.  Leiter,  a 
former  partner,  with  whom  Mr.  Field  had  a  party-wall  contract.  Long  litiga- 
tion ensued,  during  which  a  stockade  stood  around  the  foundations,  which  had 
already  cost,  it  was  said,  $100,000.  Meanwhile,  as  the  years  went  by,  the 
Tacoma  Building  rose  at  Madison  and  La  Salle,  and  the  new  style  of  steel  and 
concrete  foundations  relieved  its  basement  of  the  vexatious  stone  pyramids, 
and  by  actual  test  proved  the  needlessness  of  the  old  fashion.  Thereupon, 
when  the  Woman's  Association  acquired  this  site  through  a  lease  from  Mr. 
Field  for  ninety-nine  years,  the  entire  mass  of  stone  was  taken  out,  at  great 
expense  of  time  and  money,  and  operations  were  begun  anew.  The  edifice 
which  dominates  that  region  of  the  city  to-day  is  a  union  of  the  ideas  of  the 
Masonic  Temple  and  the  Pullman  Building.  There  are  the  re-entering  spaces 
of  the  Pullman  and  the  sloping  upper  stories  of  the  Masonic  Temple.  By 


130  NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS. 

some  sacrifice  of  space  in  the  center,  at  front  and  rear  (thirty  feet  and  eighteen 
feet  respectively),  the  occupants  receive  additional  supplies  of  light  and  air, 
as  in  the  Pullman,  and  the  Mills  Building  at  New  York.  The  whole  building 
rises  ten  stories,  and  at  the  cornice  surmounting  the?e  the  three  additional 
stories  begin  their  sloping  ascent  to  form  the  superstructure. 

In  the  lower  part  of  the  Woman's  Temple,  besides  sumptuous  quarters  for 
four  of  Chicago's  largest  banking  institutions — the  National  Bank  of  America, 
the  Bank  of  Commerce,  the  Bank  of  Montreal,  and  the  Metropolitan  National 
— is  Willard  Hall.  The  entrance  is  from  Monroe  Street.  This  beautiful  room, 
in  which  symbolical  fountains  of  water  play,  is  lighted  by  windows  com- 
memorating temperance  workers,  and  is  ceiled,  wainscoted,  and  walled  with 
marble  tablets,  recording  the  names  of  those  who  put  money  in  this  edifice. 
Commercial  interests  and  the  necessity  of  immediate  profit  modified  somewhat 
the  original  plans  of  the  Temperance  Union.  More  business  gradually  forced 
its  way  into  the  enterprise,  until,  instead  of  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance 
Temple,  it  is  the  Woman's  Temple,  with  an  option  in  contract  whereby,  for  so 
many  years,  the  property  is  open  to  redemption  by  the  Union  itself,  in  which 
event  it  may  call  it  what  it  pleases,  and  use  it  as  the  Union  sees  fit.  There  will 
naturally  gather  in  the  Woman's  Temple  a  high  class  of  tenants.  Sculptors, 
architects,  and  painters,  men  of  genius  generally,  will  find  many  encourage- 
ments where  the  atmosphere  is  so  largely  one  of  public  spirit.  Carl  Kohl-Smith, 
the  Danish  sculptor  who  designed  the  statue  of  Franklin  at  the  Electricity  Build- 
ing in  Jackson  Park,  was  one  of  the  first  to  establish  himself  here.  The  build- 
ing, of  course,  presents  all  the  marvels  of  modern  domestic  construction. 
White  marble,  black  iron,  shining  brass,  green  onyx,  red  tiling,  and  yellow 
oak  combine  to  gratify  the  eye  with  color.  Modern  plumbing,  mail-chutes, 
electric  calls,  gas  and  Edison  lights,  equable  warmth,  ventilators,  hot  and  cold 
water,  cafe",  and  many  hundred  fellow-tenants,  whereby  a  city  life  and  corre- 
spondence may  be  established  within  the  building — these  things  prophesy  the 
destruction  of  all  old-style  business  buildings.  The  Woman's  Temple  cost 
nearly  $1,500,000  of  well-expended  money,  and  was  opened  in  1892. 

THE  COURT  HOUSE  GROUP. 

City  and  County  Building. — Although  the  county  owns  many  other 
structures — particularly  the  Criminal  Court  Building  at  Michigan  Street  and 
Dearborn  Avenue,  on  the  North  Side,  and  the  Cook  County  Hospital  on  Wood 
and  Harrison  streets,  on  the  West  Side — the  great  pile  bounded  by  Clark,  Ran- 
dolph, La  Salle,  and  Washington  streets  is  known  as  the  City  and  County 
Building;  the  county  half  fronts  Clark  Street  and  the  city  half  is  on  La  Salle 
Street.  The  two  are  connected  by  a  many-storied  rotunda.  The  people  often 
call  it  all  the  Court  House,  though  the  name  belongs  properly  only  to  the  east 


NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS.  131 

half,  and  though  judges,  State  and  Federal,  hold  court  at  the  North  Side  build- 
ing, in  the  Chicago  Opera  House,  in  the  Post  Office  or  Government  Building, 
in  the  Detention  Hospital  on  Wood  Street,  and  at  the  Ctfunty  Hospital. 

Architecture. — The  Court  House  proper  is  a  grand  building.  Had  the 
dome  been  constructed  as  intended  when  the  original  plan  was  adopted,  it 
would  have  had  few  superiors  in  architectural  beauty.  The  great  polished 
granite  columns  of  the  main  entrance  are  very  noliceable.  The  building  is  too 
near  the  street,  however,  to  be  seen  to  advantage,  and  tbe  soft  limestone  of 
which  it  was  constructed,  originally  white,  has  been  turned  to  a  dirty  black  by 
soft-coal  smoke.  Large  sums  have  been  spent  uselessly  in  attempts  to  clean 
the  building  and  give  it  a  more  attractive  appearance.  In  the  erection  of  the 
City  Hall  a  harder  and  darker  limestone  was  used,  but  soot  and  smoke  have 
long  done  away  with  the  original  difference  in  color  of  the  two  structures. 

History. — The  Court  House  was  always  on  this  lot.  It  was  first  a  wooden 
cottage  with  a  ponderous  porch.  This  was  succeeded  by  a  stone  edifice,  occu- 
pied jointly  by  city  and  county  officials,  which  stood  in  the  center  of  the  block. 
The  material  of  which  it  was  constructed  was  brought  from  Lockport,  N.  Y., 
it  not  being  known  then  that  Illinois  had  stone  of  its  own.  First  a  story  was 
added  to  it,  then  to  the  brown  central  building  were  added  ponderous  wings  of 
white  stone  of  the  same  height,  making  a  conglomeration  of  masonry  that  had 
nothing  attractive  about  it.  The  eastern  wing,  the  walls  of  which  withstood 
the  fire  of  1871,  after  some  repairs  was  used  a  short  time  for  pubiic  purposes. 
The  great  fire-bell  on  the  top  of  the  center  building  was  found  a  mass  of  melted 
metal  among  the  ruins,  and  was  converted  into  the  little  bells  that  may  still  be 
^een  hanging  as  charms  on  the  watch-guards  of  anti-fire  citizens. 

Exterior  and  interior. — It  is  impossible  to  form  an  adequate  idea  of  the 
size  of  the  Court  House.  If  you  stand  at  its  southwest  corner  and  see  the 
hurrying  throng  that  pours  in  and  out  of  the  door,  you  are  to  recollect  that 
there  is  a  grand  entrance  on  La  Salle  Street,  with  basement  entrances;  and 
that  there  are  entrances  again  on  every  one  of  the  three  remaining  streets — two 
or  three  openings  on  each  thoroughfare.  The  enormous  gatherings  of  employes, 
suitors,  witnesses,  lawyers,  tax-payers,  office-seekers,  and  sight-seers  are  daily 
augmented  by  the  visitors  to  the  public  and  law  libraries.  The  corridors 
within  the  Court  House  are  spacious,  but  obscure.  The  grandeur  is  the  osten- 
tation of  an  era  now  forgotten  in  architecture.  Comfort  and  exclusiveness 
have  supplanted  stately  ceilings,  Corinthian  columns,  and  long,  elaborate,  but 
tiring  staircases.  These  magnificent  thirty-five  foot  columns  keep  out  light, 
give  a  solemn  look  to  justice,  and  send  men  groping  along  the  hallways.  Here 
are  but  five  floors  where  there  might  be  ten.  To  heat  one  of  these  rooms  com- 
fortably requires  far  more  than  twice  the  ordinary  amount  of  hot  air,  for  the 
upper  fifteen  feet  may  be  comfortable  while  habitable  spaces  below  are  still 
cold  and  draughty.  The  building  cost  $4,400,000  and  the  cost  of  maintenance 


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West  of  the  Court  House. 

The  eye  here  surveys  a  district  into  which  the  high  steel  building  has  not  yet 
invaded.  At  the  left,  in  the  distance,  South  Water  Street  may  be  seen  round- 
ing into  Lake  Street  at  Market  Street,  and  at  that  point  stood  the  Wigwam 
wherein  Abraham  Lincoln  was  nominated  for  President  of  the  United  States 
in  1860.  Among  the  most  notable  of  the  buildings  so  accurately  portrayed  in 
this  picture  are  the  Times,  Staats-Zeitung,  Telephone,  and  Metropolitan. 


1.  The  Telephone  Building, 
Northeast  corner  of  Franklin  and  Washing- 
ton streets.  In  this  handsome  home  of  steel, 
granite,  and  terra  cotta  the  great  monopoly 
beholds  the  expiration  of  some  of  its  impor- 
tant patents,  but  relies  as  firmly  on  the  pub- 
lic concessions  which  those  patents  brought 
to  its  use  and  possession.  This  very  elegant 
building  stands  at  the  descent  into  the 
Washington  Street  tunnel,  the  cynosure  of 
thousands  of  West  Side  travelers.-  It  is  100 
feet  high,  in  7  stories  and  basement,  40  feet 
on  Washington  Street,  90  on  Franklin,  and 
has  2  elevators  for  its  employes.  The  gran- 
ite arch  and  tiling  at  the  entrance  are  not- 
able. It  was  erected  in  1888,  and  is  occupied 
by  the  Chicago  Telephone  Company. 

2.    The  Forbes  Block 

Was  erected  in  1872  at  191-197  Washington 
Street.  It  has  80  feet  of  front,  is  100  feet 
deep,  and  is  55  feet  high,  with  4  stories  and 
basement.  It  is  a  stone  front  of  the  old 
style,  and  is  given  over  to  light  manufactures, 
pubbshers,  printers,  and  manufacturers' 
agents. 

3.  The  Times  Building 
Is  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Washington 
Street  and  Fifth  Avenue.  Before  the  Great 
Fire  Fifth  Avenue  was  called  Wells  Street, 
and  still  bears  that  name  north  of  the  river. 
The  structure  was  erected  by  Wilber  F. 
Storey,  under  the  direct  supervision  of  Franc 
B.  Wilkie,  a  writer  famous  as  "  Poliuto,"and 
for  his  many  valuable  books.  The  history  of 
the  building  is  given  in  Wilkie's  "  Recollec- 
tions." While  it  was  uprearing,  in  1872,  the 
Times  occupied  a  long  one-story  shed  near 
the  river  south  of  Adams  Street  on  the  West 
Side,  where  the  Union  Passenger  Station's 
immigrant  room  now  stands.  The  Times 
Building  is  exceptional  in  its  advantages  of 
light,  heat,  and  elevator  service,  which  have 
been  continuous,  night  and  day,  for  twenty 
years.  The  edifice  was  a  valuable  and  elegant 
one  in  its  day,  and  its  hardwood  finish  has 
given  it  an  enduring  character,  though  the 
wear  and  strain  on  the  interior  of  a  daily 
newspaper  office  are  great.  There  are  5 
stories,  and  the  presses  are  in  the  basement; 
80  feet  on  Washington  Street,  189  feet  on 
Fifth  Avenue,  75  feet  high,  2  steam  passenger 
elevators,  36  offices,  4  stores,  counting-room 


of  the  Times,  and  offices  of  the  daily  Freie 
Presse,  The  editorial  rooms  and  composing- 
room  are  on  the  upper  floor,  and  many  of 
their  conveniences  were  for  fifteen  years 
the  best  in  Chicago. 

4.  The   Staats-Zeitung  Building 

Is  a  prominent  and  tasteful  structure  of  the 
old  style,  across  from  the  Times,  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  Washington  Street  and 
Fifth  Avenue.  Various  statues  adorn  the 
trades,  and  the  prosperity  of  the  oldest 
German  daily  newspaper  of  the  West  has 
lent  its  mark  to  the  surroundings.  On 
Washington  Street  there  are  40  feet;  on 
Fifth  Avenue,  110  feet.  The  6  stories  carry 
the  cornice  to  a  height  of  90  feet,  and  the 
presses  may  be  seen  in  the  basement.  There 
are  30  offices,  with  1  elevator.  The  building 
was  erected  by  A.  C.  Hesing,  who,  before 
the  Great  Fire,  was  called  "  Boss  of  Chi- 
cago," owing  to  his  paramount  political  in- 
fluence. The'paper  is  now  conducted  by  his 
son,  Washington  Hesing.  The  buildings  just 
east  of  the  Staats-Zeitung  have  long  been 
famous  as  lodge-rooms  and  meeting-places 
of  all  kinds  of  societies,  but  particularly 
of  workingmen  with  political  aspirations, 
Knights  of  Labor,  and  others. 

5.  The  Central  Bank  Building, 

At  155-157  Washington  Street,  next  the  alley, 
on  the  west,  was  rebuilt  in  1872,  and  is  shown 
as  it  was  previous  to  its  renovation  in  1892, 
when  a  beautiful  sculptured  fa9ade  was 
destroyed  to  make  light  and  give  air.  This 
stone  facade  stood  alone  after  the  Great  Fire, 
and  was  then  regarded  as  an  important  sal- 
vage. The  same  fate  has  befallen  the  build- 
ing of  the  Evening  Journal,  on  Dearborn 
Street.  This  structure  is  40  feet  wide,  102 
feet  deep,  85  feet  high,  7  stories  and  base- 
ment, and  has  50  offices.  There  is  an  eleva- 
tor. Attorneys  and  professional  men  occupy 
the  offices,  with  banks  and  financial  oper- 
ators on  the  lower  floor. 

6.  The  Merchants'  Building 
Stands  on  the  valuable  property  at  the  north- 
west corner  of  La  Salle  and  Washington 
streets;  100  feet  square,  60  feet  high,  5  stories 
and  basement,  60  offices,  3  stores,  and  2  ele- 
vators. On  the  top  floor  have  long  been  the 
headquarters  for  spiritualists  and  persons 
interested  in  psychic  research.  Here  were 


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the  offices  of  the  Mutual  Union  Telegraph 
while  it  fought  its  losing  battle  with  Jay 
Gould.  The  edifice  is  a  sumptuous  stone 
front  of  the  ancient  era,  when  Chicago  got 
its  architecture,  as  it  still  gets  its  women's 
gowns,  from  Paris.  Bankers,  real-estate 
agents,  attorneys,  and  Court  House  people 
generally  occupy  the  building. 

7.  The  Oxford  Building, 
No.  84-86  La  Salle  Street,  was  remodeled  in 
1891.  Its  dimensions  are:  Width,  43  feet; 
depth,  165  feet;  height,  80  feet;  8  stories  and 
basement,  with  140  offices.  There  are  2  ele- 
vators. Old-style  stone  front,  with  modern 
adjuncts.  The  tenants  here,  as  on  La  Salle 
Street  generally,  are  of  classes  that  are  sim- 
ilar in  nature— law,  real  estate,  finance, 
architecture,  claims,  and  insurance. 

8.  The  Oreenebaum  Building, 
At  76-82  Fifth  Avenue,  in  its  early  days  held 
the  abstract  offices.  It  is  now  devoted  to 
publishers,  printers,  and  light  manufactures, 
but  has  a  well-known  lodge  hall  above. 
There  are  4  stores  and  20  offices;  dimensions, 
80  feet  wide.  100  feet  deep,  65  feet  high,  4 
stories  and  high  basement.  It  was  erected 
in  1872. 

9.    The  Fitch  Building, 
Southwest   corner   of  Franklin  Street  and 
Randolph  was  erected  in  1876  for  the  use 
of  the  M.  J.  Fitch  Paper  Company,  and  cog- 
nate  interests.    It  has  140  feet  on  Franklin 


and  80  feet  on  Randolph.  It  is  90  feet  high, 
with  5  stories  and  basement;  2  freight 
elevators. 

1O.   The  Bonfield  Building, 
At  199-203  Randolph  Street,  was  erected  in 
1872  for  wholesale  jobbers;  4  stories,  50  feet 
wide,  120  feet  deep,  50  feet  high,  and  stone 
front. 

11.  The  Garden  City  Block, 
At  the  northwest  corner  of  Randolph  Street 
and  Fifth  Avenue,  was  once  A.  H.  Revell's 
headquarters,  and  was  remodeled  in  1892.  It 
is  now  a  vast  building,  with  200  offices,  9 
stores,  and  3  elevators.  Dimensions,  80  feet 
on  Randolph,  180  on  Fifth  Avenue,  90  feet 
high,  7  stories.  It  is  a  stone  front  of  the 
year  1873. 

12.  The  Briggs  House 
Has  a  place  in  our  chapter  on  "  Hotels."  It 
occupies  the  northeast  corner  of  Randolph 
Street  and  Fifth  Avenue,  with  80  feet  on  the 
former  and  140  on  Fifth  Avenue.  It  is  95 
feet  high,  in  6  stories,  and  has  8  stores,  150 
rooms,  and  2  elevators. 

13.  The  Metropolitan  Block, 
Before  the  Great  Fire,  was  conspicuous  as 
Library  Hall.  It  is  a  5-story  stone  front  of 
the  year  1872,  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
Randolph  and  La  Salle.  with  200  feet  on  the 
latter  street  and  80  feet  on  Randolph.  There 
are  2  elevators,  106  offices,  and  8  stores,  for 
brokers,  agents,  publishers,  and  small  firms. 


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is  relatively  heavy.  The  county  side  has  room  for  nineteen  courts  and  the  law 
library,  and  for  the  principal  county  officers.  On  tbe  city  side  are  the  head- 
quarters of  the  police,  fire,  and  other  municipal  departments.  On  the  upper 
floor  is  the  aldermanic  council  chamber,  where  streets,  tunnels,  and  franchises 
have  been  dispensed  with  lavish  hands.  This  hall  is  perhaps  the  handsomest 
apartment  in  the  buildings.  The  Public  Library  is  on  the  top  floor,  and  will  be 
there  until  its  new  building  is  completed.  A  fine  view  of  this  edifice  by  moon- 
light may  be  obtained  from  La  Salle  Street. 

The  New  Criminal  Court  Building,  corner  of  Dearborn  Avenue  and  Michi- 
gan Street,  on  the  North  Side,  cost  $450,000.  It  is  seven  stories  high,  of  steel 
and  stone  construction,  and  is  204  feet  wide  on  Michigan  Street.  Here  are  the 
Criminal  Court,  the  office  of  the  State's  attorney,  clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court, 
etc.  Immediately  in  the  rear  of  this  loftier  building,  but  connected  with  it  by 
corridors,  is  the  jail  where  the  anarchists  were  confined,  and  some  of  them 
executed.  The  low  building  on  the  Dearborn  Street  side  of  the  square  will 
soon  be  replaced  by  a  new  and  larger  one. 

The  Ashland  Block  stands  opposite  the  Sherman  House,  on  the  n  rthcast 
corner  of  Clark  and  Randolph  streets.  At  its  northern  end,  before  the  fire, 
were  the  offices  of  Rand,  McNally  &  Co.  and  the  Chicago  Tribune  (51  Clark 
Street).  It  is  the  work  of  D.  H.  Burnham,  Director  of  Works  of  the  World's 
Columbian  Exposition,  and  replaces  a  building  that  was  itself  six  stories  high, 
with  two  Hale  elevators.  It  is  to  be  recorded  of  this  sixteen-story  structure 
that  the  work  of  the  iron-builders  was  carried  on  at  great  heights  through 
the  night  by  Hie  aid  of  electric  lights.  Nothing  showed  more  strikingly  the 
extent  of  the  resources  at  the  command  of  the  modern  builder  than  his  ability 
to  continue  the  labor  of  fitting  in  their  place  great  steel  beams  at  the  dizzy 
height  of  200  feet  from  the  ground,  at  midnight,  with  as  much  safety  and 
rapidity  as  at  midday.  Seven  elevators  supply  the  building,  and  two  more  may 
be  added.  Great  efforts  have  been  made  to  attract  the  admiration  of  the 
beholder  by  marble,  mosaics,  and  enameled  tiles.  There  are  two  spacious 
entrances.  An  automatic  steam-governor  barometer  enables  th •.;  tenant  to 
regulate  the  temperature  as  he  may  desire.  Half  the  basement  is  occupied  by 
an  oyster-house,  the  other  half  is  filled  with  the  lanks  and  pumps  of  the  eleva- 
tors, the  dynamos,  and  the  boilers.  On  the  first  floor  are  shops  and  the  buffet 
(Randolph  Street).  The  second  story  contains  the  Hibernian  Bank.  The 
floors  above  are  divided  into  office-rooms,  not  large,  but  provided  with  every 
convenience,  secure  from  fire,  and  scrupulously  clean.  The  use  of  Bower- 
Barff  iron,  which  contrasts  so  directly  with  white  marble,  lias  been  carried  to 
generous  lengths  in  the  Ashland  Block,  and  the  visitor  would  do  well  to 
examine  an  invention  which  has  given  us  what  so  much  resembles  wrought- 
iron  in  appearance. 


136  NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS. 

The  Schiller  Theater  Building  stands  just  east  of  the  Ashland  Block, 
on  the  same  side  of  Randolph  Street.  It  is  an  imposing  structure  of  gray 
stone,  built  by  the  German  Opera  House  Company,  and  cost  $750,000.  Its 
appearance  is  unique  in  Chicago,  and  it  should  be  seen,  as  it  is  nearly  a  tower. 
By  building  narrowly  at  the  top  the  architect  has  done  away  with  a  court  and 
secured  outside  air  and  light  so  long  as  other  sky-scrapers  remain  unbuilt. 
There  are  six  elevators,  so  arranged  that  it  is  not  considered  possible  that  all 
will  break  at  once.  Drinking-fountains  are  to  be  found  on  every  floor.  The 
society's  club-rooms  are  on  the  twelfth  and  thirteenth  floors. 

The  Kedzie  Building,  120-124  Randolph  Street,  stands  opposite  the  Ash- 
land Block,  and  was  erected  in  1892  by  E.  R.  Krause,  architect.  It  is  nine 
stories  high,  with  basement;  has  two  elevators,  and  is  finished  in  the  light-col- 
ored Roman  terra  cotta,  with  the  bay-windows  that  are  always  so  attractive  to 
tenants.  Professional  men  will  occupy  the  building. 

The  Title  and  Trust  Building,  sixteen  stories  high,  at  98-102  Wash- 
ington Street,  on  the  south  side,  near  Clark  Street,  is  one  of  the  new  sky- 
scrapers which  is  not  on  a  corner.  Here  the  visitor  may,  by  looking  through 
the  windows,  see  the  elevators  rising  to  the  topmost  story.  An  artesian  well  on 
the  premises  furnishes  water  for  the  elevators,  etc.  The  reader  unacquainted 
with  the  most  serious  misfortune  which  ever  befell  Cook  Counly  may  be 
interested  in  knowing  that  alljand  records  were  burned  in_the  Great  Fire,  but 
three  firms  of  abstract-makers  having  savecTenough  of  their  documents  to 
show  a  claim  to  any  government  title  down  to  1871.  The  abstract  books  which 
before  the  fire  had  been  a  convenience  were  a  necessity  after  it,  being  the  only 
records  of  conveyances,  incumbrances,  and  wills.  They  were  made  prima  facie 
evidence  in  court,  and  of  course  their  owners  derived  an  immense  income  from 
them,  since  all  property-owners  had  to  resort  to  them.  Finally  a  company  was 
formed  which  secured  the  control  of  these  books,  and  insures,  for  a  certain  sum, 
the  soundness  of  all  titles  passed  on  favorably  by  it.  The  company  formed  to 
do  this  business  erected  this  commanding  structure. 

The  Chicago  Opera  House  was  the  first  theater  to  occupy  a  brick  and 
steel  building.  It  stands  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Clark  and  Washington 
streets.  Here  David  Henderson,  a  journalist,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Chi- 
cago Herald,  has  made  some  of  the  most  profitable  runs  of  summer  spectacles 
ever  known.  The  building  is  ten  stories  high,  and  is  always  crowded  with 
tenants.  Here  were  the  offices  of  the  Auditorium  Association,  and  here  are  the 
chambers  of  the  Appellate  Court.  Many  prominent  lawyers  find  it  convenient 
to  occupy  rooms  in  the  Opera  House  Block. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  was  once  a  beautiful  temple,  in  which  the 
Board  of  Trade  held  its  sessions,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Washington  and 
La  Salle  streets.  There  stood  here,  also,  the  Second  Baptist  Church.which,  now 
removed,  may  be  seen  at  the  corner  of  Morgan  and  Monroe  streets  on  the  West 


NOTABLE  HIGH   BUILDINGS.  137 

Side.  The  temple  had  in  its  porch  four  magnificent  columns,  the  pride  of  the 
Chicago  renaissance,  so  to  speak,  of  1872.  Those  columns  are  all  that  remain. 
The  building  was  deserted  by  the  Board  of  Trade,  which  moved  to  Jackson 
Street,  and  those  firms  which  did  business  on  'Change  followed.  For  a  time 
the  owners  were  at  a  loss  to  know  what  to  do  with  the  building.  The  site 
was  admirable,  being  near  the  Court  House,  and  having  streets  or  alleys  on  all 
sides;  but  how  to  deal  with  its  solid  walls,  which  almost  defied  demolition, 
was  a  problem.  Finally  the  owners,  Hannah,  Lay  &  Co.,  put  the  matter  in 
the  hands  of  Harris  W.  Huehl,  the  architect.  The  walls  were  raised  on  screws; 
a  steel  and  concrete  foundation  was  made;  the  steel  cage  was  carried  down 
within  the  walls,  and  thus  there  rose  another  of  those  remarkable  towers  that 
are  now  attracting  universal  attention.  The  quadrilateral  interior  of  this 
building  presents,  next  to  the  rotunda  of  the  Masonic  Temple,  the  most  strik- 
ing view  to  be  found  in  any  of  the  great  Chicago  edifices.  Balconies  surround 
the  court  on  each  story,  and  brass  and  mosaic  ornamentations  are  used  with 
fine  effect.  The  view  from  above  is  impressive.  Vast  quantities  of  white 
Italian  marble  have  been  used  in  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  effect  of 
which  is  enhanced  by  the  flood  of  interior  light  admitted  by  a  skylight  no  less 
than  35  feet  wide  and  108  feet  long.  The  cantilever  principle  has  been  used 
to  obviate  the  need  of  posts  under  the  balconies,  and  they  thus  present  a  novel 
appearance  from  below.  The  building  cost  over  $1,000,000,  the  price  of  the 
land  being  $650,000.  It  has  converted  an  almost  worthless  property  into  a 
principality,  as  it  were,  and  daily  empties  so  many  people  on  the  sidewalk  that 
it  has  been  proposed  to  remove  the  great  columns,  sole  remnants  of  a  pauperous 
but  glorious  architecture.  The  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  so  called,  is 
a  tall  box,  all  its  grandeur  being  found  within,  like  the  mold  of  a  statue. 

The  Stock  Exchange  Building  will  replace  the  present  block  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  La  Salle  and  Washington  streets.  The  details  of  the  plan 
were  concluded  in  January,  1893.  The  new  building  will  have  thirteen  stories, 
the  hall  of  the  Stock  Exchange  occupying  three  of  them.  These  stories  will 
be  faced  with  granite,  while  for  the  other  ten  the  steel  frame  will  be  sheathed 
with  terra  cotta.  Cost,  half  a  million.  On  this  site  an  ancient  hotel  known 
as  the  Washington  stood  before  the  fire,  with  private  residences  near  by. 

The  Chicago  Herald  Building,  on  the  south  side  of  Washington  Street, 
between  La  Salle  Street  and  Fifth  Avenue,  was  the  sensation  of  the  hour 
when  first  thrown  open  to  the  public.  Receptions  were  given  to  the  Board  of 
Trade,  the  printers,  the  clubs,  the  clergy,  and  the  professions  generally,  and 
all  who  went  agreed  that  they  never  had  seen  or  read  of  a  newspaper-office 
which  compared  with  it.  That  which  interests  the  public  most  in  such  an 
establishment  is  to  see  the  presses  running.  Those  belonging  to  the  Herald, 
instead  of  being  out  of  sight,  as  is  generally  the  case,  can  be  looked  at  with  as 
little  inconvenience  as  the  engines  at  the  Waterworks.  The  counting-room 


138  NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS. 

is  very  handsome,  its  festooned  lights  adding  to  the  attractiveness  of  its  arched 
ceilings  and  walls.  These  doors  were  never  to  be  locked  and  the  elevators 
were  never  to  cease  running.  At  all  hours  of  the  day  the  tenants  might  enjoy 
all  the  advantages  of  business  hours  down-town.  The  type-setters  have  con- 
veniences that  would  have  astonished,  as  they  would  have  delighted,  Ben 
Franklin.  Elevators,  electric  lights,  electric  calls,  compound  numbering-slugs, 
cabinets,  type-sinks,  emptying-galleys,  closels,  reading-room,  lunch- room, 
coat-lockers,  stereotyping-room,  proof-library,  and  foreman's  office  are  among 
them.  In  the  room  of  J.  W.  Scott,  the  publisher,  ante-room,  bath-room, 
buffet,  lavatory,  and  sleeping  accommodations  make  the  place  a  temporary 
home,  if  necessity  should  require  it.  The  walls  are  covered  with  papier-mache 
matrices  of  the  Herald's  pages.  A  call-tube  operates  with  ten  connections. 
Indeed  a  true  sense  of  end-of-the-century  luxury  can  best  be  obtained  by  a 
trip  through  this  building,  erected  no  less  for  convenience  thac(  advertisement; 
for  newspapers,  the  mostpublic  enterprises^  j,dvertisejthe  most" 

The  Tacoma  Building  stands  at  the  northeast  corner-of"  La  Salle  and 
Madison  Streets.  This  huge  office  block  was  the  first  of  the  notable  build- 
ings to  abandon  the  thick  outer  walls  of  former  days.  It  was  also  the  first 
to  include  bay-windows,  thus  relieving  the  monotony  of  its  fa9ades.  On 
a  hot  afternoon,  when  the  awnings  of  this  building  are  all  down,  a  striking 
sight  is  presented.  The  Tacoma  probably  offers  one  of  the  best  examples  of 
modern  economy  in  building  to  be  found  in  the  business  world.  The  dimen- 
sions of  the  lot  were  so  small  that  center  walls,  formed  like  a  cross,  were 
deemed  necessary;  yet  the  very  restrictions  imposed  on  the  architect  enabled 
him  to  give  to  elevators  and  to  tenants  an  unusual  allowance  of  air  and  light. 
A  chief  of  elevators  has  always  stood  on  duty  at  the  elevator-cars,  directing 
passengers  and  commanding  the  ascensions. 

The  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  Building  is  on  La  Salle 
Street,  on  the  east  side,  at  Arcade  Court,  which  is  an  alley  running  between 
Madison  and  Monroe  streets.  There  are  eight  elevators — a  certain  measure  of 
the  great  size  of  the  building.  The  bowling-alley  is  in  the  basement.  The 
natatorium  is  on  the  first  story,  where  a  tank  seventy-one  feet  long  and  twenty- 
two  feet  wide  is  overlooked  by  a  gallery  for  visitors.  The  swimmers  pass 
through  a  shower-bath  before  reaching  the  tank.  There  is  also  a  place  on 
this  floor  where  wheelmen  may  lock  up  their  bicycles.  The  lecture-room  is 
on  the  second  floor;  on  the  third  floor  is  the  library;  on  the  fourth  and  fifth, 
the  gymnasium  and  many  baths;  on  the  sixth,  a  running-track  and  laboratories 
for  physical  studies,  as  well  as  the  kitchens  and  educational  rooms;  from  the 
seventh  to  eleventh,  inclusive,  offices  to  be  rented,  and  on  the  top  floor  a 
hand-ball  court  under  a  skylight.  There  is  a  special  elevator  to  the  gym- 
nasium. This  property  is  worth  $1,500,000,  and  the  First  National  Bank 
placed  bonds  for  $400,000.  Twice,  on  this  site,  Farwell  Hall  was  burnt  out, 


NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS.  139 

and  the  last  building  was  torn  down.  Here,  on  Arcade  Court,  Nilsson  made 
her  first  appearance  in  Chicago,  Horace  Greeley  lectured,  Moody  began  his 
remarkable  career,  P.  P.  Bliss  sang  his  first  songs,  Thomas  first  led  his 
orchestra  in  the  West,  the  Beethoven  Society  rendered  the  "  Mass  in  C,"  and 
Chicago's  philanthropic  life  began.  Here,  at  last,  is  a  steel  structure  which 
must  prove  a  very  profitable  investment,  and  all  the  profits  will  be  used  for 
the  furtherance  of  morality,  health,  and  comfort  among  young  men. 

The  Security  Deposit  Company's  Building,  of  fourteen  stories,  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  Madison  Street  and  Fifth  Avenue,  has  lately  been  com- 
pleted. Four  elevators  are  used  in  the  building,  one  of  them  running  until  10 
o'clock  p.  M.  There  are  closets,  vaults,  and  steel  boxes  on  every  floor,  elec- 
tric calls  in  each  room,  and  all  other  modern  devices,  including  an  attendant's 
office,  where  packages,  messages,  etc.,  are  received  to  be  delivered  to  the 
tenants  of  the  building. 

The  Columbus  Memorial  Building,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Slate  and 
Washington  streets,  is  a  fourteen-story  structure  of  distinct  architectural 
claims  to  notice.  It  is  a  corner  where  publishers,  dentists,  and  doctors 
have  made  their  fortunes,  and  they  will  not  desert  it  now  that  it  has  grown 
so  majestic.  Here  the  Encyclopedia  Britannica  and  Hill's  Manual  were 
issued  to  the  Western  public,  and  here,  perhaps,  the  subscription-book  busi- 
ness, under  Moses  Warren,  saw  its  earliest  Chicago  day.  The  object  of  the 
architect  has  been  to  erect  a  Columbian  monument,  and  Spanish  ornaments 
of  the  sixteenth  century  are  freely  used.  The  front,  for  two  stories,  is  hand- 
wrought  of  solid  statuary  bronze,  and  wall-pictures  of  Venetian  mosaic,  about 
sixteen  feet  long,  adorn  the  stores  and  commemorate  the  landing  of  Columbus. 
A  bronze  statue  of  Columbus  by  Ezekiel,  an  American  artist  at  Rome,  stands 
over  the  portal,  and  the  vestibule  is  a  rich  showing  of  bronze.  This  building 
gains  in  symmetry  by  bays  starting  on  the  third  story  at  five  points  on  the  two 
fa9ades  and  continuing  to  the  cornice  at  the  twelfth  story.  Here  a  handsomely 
designed  roof,  with  cupola,  gables,  and  fresco  and  relief  embellishments, 
crowns  the  work,  contributing  to  the  many  beauties  of  Chicago's  architecture. 
For  the  doctors  and  dentists  who  will  cling  to  this  corner  there  will  be  a  free 
medical  library  and  a  reading-room  on  the  fourteenth  floor.  This  building 
was  prominent  in  1892  as  the  grand-stand  during  the  civic  parade.  It  is  pro- 
posed to  expend  $175,000  on  the  decoration  of  the  two  stores,  and  the  globe 
on  the  roof  will  be  of  opalescent  glass,  lighted  from  within  by  a  powerful 
electric  lamp,  and  showing  on  its  surface  a  map  of  the  world. 

The  New  Marshall  Field  &  Co.  Building,  northwest  corner  of  Wash- 
ington Street  and  Wabash  Avenue,  should  be  visited.  The  five  upper  floors 
of  the  nine  stories,  all  finished  in  white  marble,  are  for  public  rental.  C'  at- 
closets,  hot  and  cold  water,  concealed  pipes,  absence  of  boilers,  and  elegant 
sycamore  wood- work  are  points  for  the  consideration  of  architects. 


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VIEWS   OF  CHICAGO. 


From  Randolph  Street,  Looking  South  on  La  Salle. 

The  view  which  here  meets  the  eye  covers  some  of  the  most  remarkable 
buildings  in  Chicago,  including  the  great  old-style  structure  commonly  called 
the  Court  House,  and  such  steel  edifices  as  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Tacoma, 
Teutonic,  Herald,  Title  &  Trust,  and  Chicago  Opera  House.  At  the  time  of 
the  Great  Fire  there  were  residences  along  Madison  Street  west  of  La  Salic, 
and  private  houses  had  been  gone  but  a  few  years  from  the  west  side  of  La 
Salle,  opposite  the  Court  House.  Randolph  Street,  in  1871,  was  the  most  brill- 
iant thoroughfare  of  the  city  after  dark. 


1.  The  City  and  County  Buildings 
Are  generally  described  on  another  page. 
The  architect  intended  that  a  dome  should 
rise  in  the  center  of  the  plan,  and  the  aban- 
donment of  his  ideas  has  disturbed  the  effect 
of  the  edifice.  Nevertheless,  the  "  Court 
House,"  as  the  block  is  called,  is  impressive 
in  appearance.  It  occupies  the  original 
court-house  square,  bounded  by  Washing- 
ton, La  Salle,  Randolph,  and  Clark  streets, 
and  is  337  feet  long  on  La  Salle  and  Clark 
by  214  feet  wide  on  Washington  and  Ran- 
dolph.  It  is  no  less  than  120  feet  high,  in 
but  4  stories  and  basement,  and  has  14  pas- 
senger elevators,  which  are  nearly  always 
well  filled.  The  county  side  is  on  Clark 
Street,  and  the  exterior  is  built  of  local  lime- 
stone, which  has  disintegrated  in  places. 
On  the  La  Salle,  or  city  side,  the  material  is 
Bedford  stone  and  granite,  more  durable 
substances.  Many  blocks  of  the  limestone 
have  fallen  from  the  Clark  Street  front, 
owing  to  the  action  of  frost.  On  that 
side  are  various  local  courts,  the  law 
library,  and  county  offices.  The  La  Salle 
Street  building  contains  the  headquarters  of 
the  mayor,  police,  fire  department,  and 
other  city_  service.  The  handsome  Council 
Chamber  is  on  the  upper  floor.  The  Public 
Library  is  on  the  same  floor,  pending  the 
completion  of  its  own  building.  This  colos- 
sal pile  was  erected  in  the  years  between  1878 
ana  1885.  Many  political  scandals  and  some 
litigation  attended  its  construction. 

2.  The  Lafayette  Building' 

Is  a  handsome  old-style  structure  at  the 
southwest  corner  of  Randolph  and  La  Salle 
streets,  with  the  following  dimensions:  On 
La  Salle,  100  feet;  on  Randolph,  40  feet: 
height,  70  feet,  in  6  stories  and  basement;  2 
elevators.  There  are  35  offices,  with  about 
225  occupants,  who  are  bankers,  steamship 
agents,  real-estate  agents,  editors,  archi- 
tects, and  attorneys.  The  building,  which 
dates  from  1872,  was  renovated  in  1890. 

3.  The  Teutonic  Building, 

At  the  southeast  corner  of  Washington 
Street  and  Fifth  Avenue,  is  one  of  the  new- 
est of  the  notable  high  buildings  of  Chicago, 


and  has  a  place  in  another  chapter.  Its 
frontages  are  80  feet  on  Washington  Street 
and  6 )  feet  on  Fifth  Avenue.  It  is  130  feet 
high  in  10  stories  and  basement,  being  but  10 
feet  higher  than  the  5  stories  of  the  Court 
House.  It  has  4  stores,  125  offices,  and  3  pas- 
senger elevators.  Its  exterior  is  of  brick 
and  terra  cotta.  Its  interior  is  of  steel  and 
fire-proof  tile.  It  is  occupied  by  real-estate 
and  investment  brokers,  attorneys,  and 
others.  It  was  erected  in  1892-93. 

4.  The  Evening  Post  Building, 
At  164-166  Washington  Street,  next  east  of 
the  Teutonic,  was  erected  in  1872,  but  was 
rebuilt  in  1891.  It  is  40  feet  wide,  181  feet 
deep,  and  65  feet  high,  in  5  stories  and  base- 
ment; cut-stone  front.  Beside  furnishing  a 
home  to  the  Evening  Post,  the  building  has 
35  offices  and  2  passenger  elevators.  The 
latter  are  approached  from  a  handsome 
counting-room,  making  an  attractive  inte- 
rior scene. 

5.  The  Herald  Building, 
At  154-158  Washington  Street,  is  faithfully 
shown,  its  gabled  front  rendering  it  con- 
spicuous. It  is  61  feet  wide,  181  feet  deep, 
and  124  feet  high,  in  7  stories  and  basement. 
The  construction  is  of  steel,  granite,  brick, 
tile,  and  terra  cotta,  and  the  newspaper 
establishment  which  it  shelters  is  described 
elsewhere.  The  scene  on  entering  the 
counting-room  is  beautiful.  Erected  in 
1891. 

6.  The  Union  Building, 
At  the  southwest  corner  of  Washington  and 
La  Salle  streets,  gives  way  to  the  Stock  Ex- 
change, a  sky-scraper  of  steel  described  in 
the  chapter  on  "Notable  High  Buildings." 
The  old  structure  is  historical  as  the  tele- 
graph headquarters  of  the  West.  Here  all 
the  news  of  the  Associated  Press  and  all  the 
private  dispatches  of  the  Western  Union 
were  received.  The  old  building,  which  was 
erected  in  1872,  was  80  feet  square  and  90 
feet  high,  with  4  stories  and  a  high  base- 
ment, in  which  was  the  telegraph  office. 
Upstairs  were  the  Atlas  and  International 
banks. 


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VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


7.  The  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building, 
At  the  southeast  corner  of  Washington  and 
La  Salle  streets,  has  an  extended  descrip- 
tion elsewhere.  It  is  185  feet  long  on  La 
Salle  and  95  feet  wide  on  Washington,  190 
feet  high,  in  13  stories  and  basement,  and 
has  8  passenger  elevators,  that  carry  30,000 
people  in  10  hours.  The  600  offices  of  this 
structure  are  occupied  by  professional  men 
of  all  kinds,  and  some  great  financial  insti- 
tutions here  have  their  Western  offices — 
among  them  the  Equitable  Life  Assurance 
Association  of  New  York.  There  are  4,100 
electric  lamps,  miles  of  bronze  railing,  acres 
of  tiling  and  mosaic,  and  3,300  tons  of  steel 
in  the  edifice,  which  is  one  of  the  principal 
high  steel  buildings  of  the  city,  and  a  sight 
to  be  seen.  It  was  erected  in  1890,  at  a  cost 
of  over  $1,000,000. 

8.  The  Chicago  Opera  House  Block 
Is  to  be  seen  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
Clark  and  Washington  streets.  It  was  one 
of  the  first  of  the  ouildings  erected  on  the 
joint-stock  plan,  and  the  success  of  its  pro- 
moters led  to  the  erection  of  the  Audito- 
rium. It  fronts  187  feet  on  Clark  and  107 
feet  on  Washington,  the  regular  theater 
entrance,  with  its  handsome  canopy,  open- 
ing on  the  latter  thoroughfare,  and  present- 
ing a  fine  illumination  at  night.  The  10 
stories  are  130  feet  high,  and  the  unrelieved 
brick  exterior  gives  to  the  edifice  a  plain 
appearance.  Its  240  offices  and  12  stores 
and  its  theater  are  among  the  most  popular 
places  in  the  city,  and  its  4  elevators  are 
constantly  run  at  their  full  capacity.  The 
main  entrance  of  the  office  building  is  on 
Clark  Street.  Lawyers  and  professional 
men  crowd  the  premises.  The  Appellate 
Court  sits  here.  Erected  in  1885. 
9.  The  Reaper  Block 

Is  an  imposing  Parisian  pile  of  the  old  style, 
with  Mansard  and  stone  front,  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  Clark  and  Washington  streets, 
fronting  90  feet  on  Clark  and  75  feet  on 
Washington,  6  stories  high,  or  65  feet,  with 
basement,  6  stores,  80  offices,  and  1  eleva- 
tor. It  was  erected  in  1873,  and  is  occupied 
by  a  desirable  class  of  tenants,  on  account 
of  its  nearness  to  the  courts. 

10.    The  Methodist  Church  Block, 
At  the  southeast  corner  of  Clark  and  Wash- 
ington streets,  is  the  last  remaining  eccle- 
siastical reminder  of   these  corners,  for  3 


churches  with  steeples  once  stood  in  a  row 
on  the  sites  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
the  Chicago  Opera  House,  and  this  block. 
The  congregation  still  owns  this  property, 
and  in  the  large  auditorium  of  the  building 
holds  regular  religious  services.  The  build- 
ing is  in  the  stone-front  style  of  1872, 130  feet 
on  Clark,  80  feet  on  Washington,  55  feet  high ; 
4  stories  and  basement,  with  7  stores,  16 
offices,  and  a  hall,  with  stage,  gallery,  organ, 
etc.,  seating  1,000  people. 

11.  The  Title  &  Trust  Building, 
At  Nos.  98  102  Washington  Street,  is  described 
among  our  notable  high  buildings.  It  is  16 
stories  high,  on  a  lot  80  feet  wide  by  165  feet 
deep.  It  nas  425  offices  and  7  passenger  ele- 
vators. It  was  erected  in  1892,  at  a  cost  of 
$600,000,  and  is  occupied  by  real-estate  and 
loan  agents,  attorneys,  and  architects.  The 
Phenix  Insurance  Company  is  also  a  ten- 
ant. This  edifice  is  one  of  the  few  sky- 
scrapers that  have  been  erected  on  interior 
lots  in  the  heart  of  the  city. 
12.  The  Willougrhby,  Hill  &  Co.  Building, 
At  the  southeast  corner  of  Madison  and 
Clark  streets,  occupies  a  lot  that  for  about 
30  years  has  been  considered  very  valuable, 
though  constantly  increasing  in  its  appraisal. 
In  1872  the  Government,  then  in  search  of 
a  site  for  the  Post  Office,  withdrew  from 
offering  $2,500  a  front  foot.  The  present 
4-story  stone  front  was  built  in  1872,  and  has 
been  remodeled,  but  it  remains  ancient  and 
ill-suited  to  the  realty  on  which  it  stands. 
The  lot  is  100  feet  wide  on  Clark  and  90  feet 
deep  on  Madison,  giving  to  the  clothiers 
and  restaurateurs  who  occupy  it  a  valuable 
advantage  over  two  competitors  who  sur- 
round but  do  not  reach  two  of  the  other 
corners. 

13.  The  Tacoma  Building 
Is  a  remarkable  steel  structure  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  La  Salle  and  Madison  streets, 
with  frontages  of  101  feet  on  Madison  and 
80  on  La  Salle.  Its  13  stories  are  165  feet 
high,  and  it  has  4  stores  and  156  suites  of 
offices.  Its  5  passenger  elevators  are  under 
the  charge  of  a  chief,  and  carry  8,000  per- 
sons daily.  It  was  erected  in  1888,  at  a  cost 
of  $500,000,  and  is  occupied  by  lawyers,  real- 
estate  operators,  and  insurance  agencies. 
It  was  the  first  building  to  discard  heavy 
outer  walls,  and  has  a  place  in  our  chapter 
on  "Notable  High  Buildings.11 


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The  Central  Union  Block,  on  the  north  side  of  Madison  Street  at  the 
bridge,  is  the  daily  working  place  of  1,900  persons,  and  even  in  former  days 
was  a  hive  of  industry.  There  are  four  elevators,  and  the  property  is  in  every 
way  a  credit  to  its  owner  and  the  city. 

The  Calumet  Building  stands  at  187-191  La  Salle  Street,  near  Adams,  on 
the  east  side.  It  was  one  of  the  earliest  sky-scrapers — probably  second — and 
was  erected  in  1883.  Its  foundations  were  so  large  that  they  drew  crowds  to 
view  them,  furnishing  a  free  and  popular  entertainment.  Here  the  Hale  Ele- 
vator Company  has  its  general  offices. 

The  Lees  Building,  at  147-153  Fifth  Avenue,  stands  just  south  of  the 
Security  Deposit.  It  is  twelve  stories  high,  cost  $350,000,  has  three  e'evators, 
was  erected  in  1892,  and  is  intended  for  wholesale  jobbers. 

The  Montauk  Building,  at  115  Monroe  Street,  ten  stories  high,  was  the 
pioneer  of  the  class  of  buildings  which  has  formed  the  subject  of  this  chapter. 
It  has  resisted  two  hot  fires  on  its  western  wall.  Here  Burnham  &  Root,  the 
architects,  had  their  offices  while  they  built  the  Rookery. 

The  Telephone  Building,  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Washington  and 
Franklin  streets,  at  the  mouth  of  the  tunnel,  is  a  fine  structure,  and  has  two 
elevators  for  its  seven  stories.  It  serves  for  the  general  city  offices  of  the 
most  successful  monopoly  and  patent  invention  of  modern  times. 

The  Teutonic  Building,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Washington  Street  and 
Fifth  Avenue,  is  one  of  the  latest  of  the  tall  buildings.  It  has  thirteen  stories 
and  basement,  and  three  elevators.  It  was  erected  late  in  1892,  on  the  extreme 
northwest  corner  of  the  district  of  huge  steel  structures. 

THE  BOARD  OF  TRADE  GROUP. 

The  Board  of  Trade  Building  was  opened  in  June,  1885.  It  stands  at 
the  head  of  La  Salle  Street  on  Jackson.  Its  erection  was  the  signal  for  a 
southern  hegira  of  business  men  and  a  rise  of  Jackson  Street  values  that  made 
many  fortunes,  and  introduced  the  tall-building  era  of  1884.  This  structure 
would  look  far  larger  than  it  does  if  it  had  a  greater  perspective,  or  if  it  were 
not  surrounded  with  ten-story  buildings.  Its  trading-hall  has  been  made 
with  a  view  to  light,  air,  and  beauty.  Its  wonderful  display  of  green  and  varie- 
gated pillars,  its  colored  skylights,  its  crowds  of  shouting  men,  its  array  of  tel- 
egraph-operators and  settling-clerks,  its  gallery  of  spectators,  always  present, 
make  it  a  point  of  especial  interest,  and  the  visitor  must  not  miss  it.  In  going 
t&  the  Elevated  road,  little  time  will  be  lost  by  a  diversion  at  Jackson  Street. 
Here  in  these  pits,  which  you  will  plainly  see — their  object  being  to  let  many 
bidders  in  a  group  be  visible  to  the  buyer  at  once — such  operators  as  Jack 
Cudahy,  B.  P.  Hutchinson,  and  Edward  Pardridge  have  lost  and  won  the 
largest  stakes  ever  played  for,  and  here,  in  June,  1887,  the  price  of  wheat  fell, 


144  NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS. 

in  a  moment,  20  cents  a  bushel,  breaking  a  bank  at  Cincinnati,  and  send- 
ing a  prominent  citizen  to  the  Ohio  Penitentiary.  Here,  in  the  winter  of  1886, 
while  the  traders  were  creating  their  usual  bedlam,  a  man-hole  cover  outside 
rose  in  the  air,  came  through  one  of  those  vast  Jackson  Street  windows, 
and  rained  dangerous  pieces  of  glass  into  the  wheat-pit.  Over  the  Board  of 
Trade  a  tower  rises  322  feet  above  the  pavement,  surmounted  by  a  wind- 
vane  in  the  shape  of  a  ship — small  as  it  looks,  it  is  nine  feet  long — the  symbol 
of  commerce,  one  of  the  main  causes  of  Chicago's  prosperity.  The  first  of 
our  modern  town-clocks  was  established  in  this  tower.  It  strikes  on  a  bell 
weighing  4,500  pounds.  There  are  about  2,000 members  of  the  Board  of  Trade, 
and  their  tickets  are  transferable  to  eligible  applicants.  This  gives  member- 
ship a  value  which  has  sometimes  been  quoted  as  high  as  $3,500.  This 
exchange  has  for  thirty  years  been  the  leading  cereal  mart  of  the  world,  and 
prices,  except  at  moments  of  an  unsuccessful  forestalling  or  "  corner,"  such  as 
that  of  James  R.  Keene,  years  ago,  have  always  been  fixed  with  the  Chicago 
quotation  as  a  basis.  In  the  pits  of  this  board  as  many  as  7,000,000  swine 
have  been  bought  in  one  year.  Two  hundred  millions  have  been  here  paid  for 
live  stock  in  a  year.  Two  hundred  million  bushels  of  cereals  have  been  act- 
ually delivered,  and  2,325,000,000  feet  of  lumber;  and  it  is  this  mass  of  busi- 
ness, transacted  within  short  hours,  that  develops  the  haste  and  excitement 
which  for  forty  years  have  belonged  to  the  market. 

The  Rialto  Building,  south  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  with  Van  Bureu  Street  in 
front  and  Sherman  Street  and  Pacific  Avenue  flanking  it,  was  given  a  Venetian 
title  because  of  the  bridge  which  connects  it  with  the  wheat-pit;  but  it  might 
with  more  propriety  have  been  named  the  Bridge  of  Sighs.  Fourteen  hundred 
people  do  business  here,  and  the  five  elevators  are  often  crowded.  The  Drain- 
age Commission,  a  taxing  body,  with  power  to  expend  millions  for  a  drainage 
canal,  has  offices  here.  Here  Jack  Cudahy,  one  of  the  chief  grain  speculators 
of  the  country,  does  business.  The  rooms  in  the  Rialto — in  fact,  in  the  high 
buildings  everywhere  adjoining  the  Board  of  Trade — are  the  coolest  to  be 
found  in  Chicago  during  uncommon  heat  outside,  for  doubtless  there  are  more 
square  yards  of  brick  and  stone  gathered  together  here  than  can  be  found 
anywhere  else  in  an  equal  area  outside  of  Egypt. 

The  Counselman,  Gaff,  Mailers,  and  Royal  Insurance  buildings  form 
a  composite  mass  of  ten-story  brick  and  steel  construction,  and  were  erected  at 
the  time  (in  1884)  when  the  Board  of  Trade,  the  Home,  and  the  Rookery  were 
under  way.  It  may  be  imagined  how  many  bags  of  cement  were  shaken  in 
the  air,  how  many  men  fell,  and  how  little  the  head  of  La  Salle  Street  was 
given  to  travel.  The  first  three  of  these  edifices  occupy  very  small  lots.  The 
Royal  Insurance  is  a  magnificent  pile,  where  the  visitor  may  see  another  of 
those  quadrilaterals  with  rising  balconies  that  rival  the  seven  galleries  of  La 
Scala  at  Milan.  Here,  as  at  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  would  be  the  place 


NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS.  145 

for  Verdi's  Manzoui  mass;  here  the  glees  and  roundelays  of  olden  times 
would  bring  applause  from  the  upper  galleries.  Think  of  "spotting" 
"  Richard  III."  to  twelve  galleries  of  gods! 

The  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad  Company  occupies  a  fine 
building  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Adams  and  Franklin  streets,  whose  quad- 
rilateral of  balconies,  while  not  so  striking  as  the  others,  has  been  much  and 
justly  admired.  These  devices  secure  abundant  light,  air,  and  ventilation, 
removing  many  of  the  objections  to  open  courts. 

The  Brother  Jonathan  Building,  at  Jackson  and  Sherman  streets,  is  con- 
venient for  grain-dealers,  and  runs  two  elevators,  carrying  4,000  people  each 
day.  Its  six  stories  are  constructed  wholly  of  brick,  stone,  and  steel. 

The  Phenix  Building,  fronting  on  Jackson  and  Clark  streets  and  Pacific 
Avenue,  is  a  thirteen-story  structure  of  great  beauty  and  value,  which  was 
bought  in  1892  by  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  and  this  trans- 
action was  probably  one  of  the  last  that  Jay  Gould  ever  approved,  as  he  died 
soon  afterward.  The  Phenix  is  first  remarkable  for  its  early  use  of  white 
marble  ceilings  and  wall  surfaces  in  its  vestibule  and  staircases  and  for  the 
skill  and  taste  disp'ayed  by  its  builders  in  harmonizing  colors.  In  the  street, 
for  instance,  before  a  red-granite  wall,  the  iron  and  glass  transparent  sidewalk 
has  red  framework.  The  Bower-Barff  iron  was  displayed  here  very  early,  if 
not  first.  The  Phenix  has  been  occupied  by  a  high  class  of  tenants — agents 
of  rich  firms,  or  heads  of  great  manufacturing  houses.  The  visitor  should 
examine  the  profusion  of  tiles  used  in  its  construction  and  the  small  likelihood 
of  fire  from  the  inside.  The  Postal  Telegraph  was,  occupying  the  basement 
when  the  Western  Union  bought  the  building. 

The  Rookery,  designed  by  the  late  John  W.  Root,  of  Buruham  &  Root, 
stan  Is  at  the  southeast  corner  of  La  Salle  and  Adams  streets.  Here,  before 
and  after  the  fire,  was  a  water-tank  or  reservoir.  The  city  moved  on  the  lot 
with  its  own  offices,  and  the  Public  Library  occupied  the  circular  tank.  In 
another  room  were  the  tables  of  the  night  reporters  for  the  daily  press.  Some- 
body in  (his  latter  room  called  the  place  the  rookery  because  of  its  dilapidation. 
The  name  became  popular  and  was  adopted  when  the  handsomest  building  of 
the  times  was  erected  on  its  site.  The  designer  of  this  superb  structure,  by 
this  triumph,  even  more  than  by  his  outline  of  the  World's  Fair,  supported  his 
claim  to  merit;  for,  though  the  box  like  architecture  of  the  Chicago  "  tall  build- 
ing "  is  here  discarded,  there  is  not  the  sacrifice  of  one  foot  of  valuable  spa£e. 
Beautifully  rounded  lines  convey  all  needed  effects  of  exterior  elegance.  The 
Rookery  cost  $1,500,000,  and  stands  on  what  is  still  public  domain,  under  long 
lease.  It  is  in  reality  a  hollow  square,  but  its  lower  floor  is  entirely  covered, 
thus  cutting  away  the  upward  vista — a  feature  of  the  Masonic  Temple,  the 
Royjft  Insurance,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  the  C.,  B.  &  Q.  Building. 
But  its  lower  floor,  nevertheless,  must  be  inspected,  as  it  offers  many  sugges- 
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146  NOTABLE  HIGH   BUILDINGS. 

tions  of  its  author's  originality.  On  a  mosaic  pavement,  after  passing  walls 
of  Carrara  marble,  the  visitor  stands  before  a  staircase,  and  around  him  is  a 
miniature  city  of  shops  and  booths.  Here  he  has  a  veritable  arcade  for  bad 
weather,  with  news-stand,  barber-shop,  telegraph-offices,  and  cafe".  All  the 
stores  open  into  this  quadrangular  court,  and  three  systems  of  elevators  start 
from  this  floor,  here  being  first  adopted  the  "  through  elevator,"  which  makes 
no  stop  at  lower  stories.  Two  letter-carriers  are  constantly  employed  in  attend- 
ing to  the  mail  of  Ihis  building,  which  contains  600  rooms.  Burnham  &  Root 
established  their  own  offices  on  the  upper  floor,  and  founded  their  financial 
reputation  on  the  instant  success  of  the  joint-stock  company  which  promoted 
the  construction  of  the  building.  In  the  year  1884,  when  it  was  erected,  the 
cyclopean  style  of  architecture  was  still  predominant,  and  the  early  stories,  in 
syenilic  granite,  are  examples  of  enduring  solidity.  The  walls  are  deep  all  the 
way  up,  eleven  stories,  for  it  had  not  then  been  learned  that  steel  construction 
is  not  only  less  cumbrous,  but  perfectly  safe. 

Rand,  McNally  &  Co.'s  Building  acquired  special  prominence  among 
cosmopolitans  because  of  the  World's  Fair  Commission,  which  here  carried  on 
the  operations  of  administration  and  advertisement.  The  Director-General's 
office  was  at  Room  410;  Major  Handy  was  at  414.  All  the  fourth  and  fifth 
floors  were  occupied  by  Fair  officials,  and  here  the  $18,000, 000  were  disbursed. 
But  the  reader  may  also  be  curious  to  see  where  this  guide  was  published, 
and  whence  the  Rialto  Series,  the  Globe  Library,  Marah  Ellis  Ryan's  tales,  the 
well-known  Rand-McNally  globes  and  atlases,  the  railway  guidis  and  pocket 
maps  are  issued.  Here  in  this  steel  building,  the  first  that  ever  stood  free  oJ 
brick  walls,  is  one  of  the  largest  printing  plants  in  the  worlJ,  and  the  greatest 
of  railway-ticket  and  time-table  manufactories.  The  building  is  ten  stories 
high  and  incloses  a  large  court.  In  the  press-room  this  court  is  entirely  sur 
rounded  with  machines,  a  distance  of  630  feet;  the  map  floor  is  as  large,  and 
the  compositors,  many  of  whom  are  stockholders  in  the  company,  occupy 
ample  and  roomy  quarters,  among  the  very  best  in  the  city. 

This  building  stands  near  the  southwest  corner  of  Adams  and  La  Salle 
streets,  at  160  to  174  Adams,  with  a  frontage  of  150  feet  on  the  latter  and  a 
like  frontage  on  Quincy  Street,  the  depth  being  166  feet.  The  reader  should 
visit  the  counting-room,  where  he  will  behold  the  simple  and  democratic  man- 
ner in  which  the  enormous  business  of  a  large  and  noted  house  is  carried  on. 
The  skylight  under  which  the  heads  of  departments  work  is  at  the  bottom  of 
the  court,  and  gives  remarkably  pleasant  effects  of  light.  This  guide  covers 
most  of  the  particulars  in  connection  with  Chicago's  many  notable  structures. 
In  proceeding  by  easy  stages  with  such  a  task,  it  will  not  be  out  of  place  here 
to  describe,  with  some  care,  the  precise  means  which  are  taken  to  make  a  first- 
class  edifice  safe  against  fire  and  decay.  The  Rand- McNally  Building  may  be 


NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS.  147 

considered  an  exemplary  product  of  modern  architecture,  and  the  plan  of  its 
erection  will  be  f.iithfully  followed. 

The  steel  cage,  which  is  really  the  building,  is  protected  against  other  build-' 
ings  on  the  east  and  on  the  west  by  a  wall  of  sewer  brick,  44  inches  thick  in  the 
lower  stories;  in  the  west  there  is  no  opening  whatever;  in  the  east  there  is  an 
opening,  but  into  the  court  of  an  adjoining  building.  The  foundations  for 
these  wall?,  23  feet  wide,  are  made  of  I-beams  and  T-rail  crossed  and  imbedded 
in  Portland  cement.  The  steel  columns  that  support  the  floors  are  square  and 
hollow,  painted,  and  incased  in  hard-burned  hollow  tile,  afterward  plastered, 
the  air  circulating  inside.  These  columns  support  girders  of  steel,  covered 
with  hard-burned  hollow  tile,  and  supporting  beams  of  steel.  The  latter  are 
well  stayed  with  tie-rods,  and  columns,  girders,  and  beams  are  hot-riveted 
together  in  one  complete  and  integral  framework,  ten  stories  and  basement. 
The  front  and  rear  columns,  those  that  bound  Adams  and  Quincy  streets,  are 
covered  with  hollow  lerra  cotla.  The  insides  of  these  exterior  columns  are 
covered  with  hollow  hard  tile,  and  all  lintels  are  backed  up  with  hollow  brick. 

Between  all  the  beams  of  the  floors  are  concave  arches  of  hollow  tile,  cover- 
ing  the  tie-rods  between  the  beams,  and  resting  on  hollow  skew-backs  or  sup- 
ports; and  these  skew-backs  not  only  shield  the  beams,  but  leave  an  air-passage. 
On  the  tile  arch  thus  formed  between  the  beams  is  laid  two  inches  of  cement, 
and  on  this  cement  is  placed  a  hardwood  floor  not  an  inch  thick.  Across  the 
arches  which  thus  appear  in  the  ceiling,  by  means  of  T-irons  s.  t  in  the  skew- 
backs,  rough  slabs  of  tile  are  hung  across,  making  a  flat  ceiling,  and  leaving 
large  air-spaces  in  each  arch  and  between  each  pair  of  beams.  There  is  no 
wooden  lathing  in  any  portion  of  the  building. 

All  interior  partitions  are  of  fire-proof  tile.  The  windows  of  the  upper  five 
stories  have  no  inside  wood-trim,  the  plaster  extending  to  the  window-frames. 
All  stairways  are  iron.  The  basement  floor  is  laid  with  thick  squares  of  vitri- 
fied tile.  All  water-closet  floors  are  marble,  with  stone  wall-slabs;  there  is  no 
wood'here  except  for  seats  and  doors.  All  type-stands  and  racks,  "  furniture," 
and  imposing-stone  frames  are  of  iron,  with  tin  for  boxes.  All  presses  stand 
on  zinc.  Four  staudpipes  with  iron  ladders  are  attached  to  each  street-front. 
There  are  electric  signals  to  be  turned  in  from  sixteen  stations,  with  reports 
from  each  every  half-hour  all  night  to  the  District  Telegraph  office;  and  there 
are  two  fire-pumps  which  connect  with  the  street-main.  Heat  is  by  steam, 
with  light  by  gas  and  electricity.  A  large  water-tank  on  the  roof  is  inclosed 
in  a  pent-house  of  vitrified  tile,  and  signal-boxes  for  fire-alarm  are  placed  on 
every  floor.  The  sidewalk  is  stone,  and  the  boilers  are  under  Quincy  Street, 
separated  from  the  basement  by  tile  partitions.  Rolling  steel  shutters  protect 
exposed  windows  in  the  east  wall.  The  interior  court  is  faced  with  white 
enameled  brick.  The  building  has  four  entrances  and  several  elevators. 

With  such  facilities  for  cleanliness  and  security  and  the  reduced  chances  of 


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Looking  South  from  Lake  Street. 


The  scene  presented  on  the  opposite  page  includes  some  very  prominent 
structures,  which  are  delineated  and  described  in  another  picture  covering  a 
portion  of  the  same  locality.  The  conspicuous  buildings,  going  southward  by 
cross-streets,  are  the  Tremont  House,  on  Lake;  the  Ashland  Block,  Schiller 
Theater,  and  Masonic  Temple,  on  Randolph;  the  Unity,  half-way  to  Wash- 
ington, on  Dearborn;  the  Title  &  Trust,  Columbus  Memorial  (not  fully  shown), 
Venetian,  and  new  Field,  on  Washington.  Two  of  the.  buildings — the  Tremont 
and  the  old  Marshall  Field,  retail — are  fine  examples  of  the  rich  and  handsome 
Parisian  architecture  which  was  displaced  by  the  Age  of  Steel.  Although  not 
the  very  largest  of  Chicago's  principal  structures,  these  buildings,  in  many  of 
their  details  and  in  general  plan,  are  among  the  finest  in  the  city,  as  well  as 
the  best  known  to  the  public.  The  designs  are  as  varied  as  the  objects  for 
which  they  were  erected,  and,  it  nv.iy  be  added,  harmonize  witk  the  surround- 
ings of  this  imposing  neighborhood. 


1.  The  Tremont  House 

Fronts  200  feet  on  both  Lake  and  Dearborn 
streets,  at  the  southeast  corner.  This  his- 
toric inn  is  treated  in  our  chapter  on 
"Hotels."  The  building  is  100  feet  high,  a 
stone  front,  and  its  6  stories  are  capped  with 
ornate  pavilions,  giving  an  air  or  splendor 
that  the  Newer  Chicago  is  totally  denied. 
There  are  8  stores  and  250  rooms.  The  hotel 
office  is  on  the  main  floor,  and  2  passenger 
elevators  are  at  the  service  of  the  guests. 
There  are  200  employes.  Theatrical  and 
commercial  people  frequent  the  Tremont, 
and  many  families  reside  there.  Tremont 
houses  were  built  in  1840,  1850,  1853,  and 
1872.  One  of  the  old  Tremont  houses  was 
among  the  first  brick  buildings  to  be  raised 
to  a  higher  street  grade. 

2.  The  Dickey  Building 
Fronts  200  feet  on  Dearborn  and  75  feet  on 
Lake  Street,  at  the  southwest  corner.    Here, 
in   the   upper   story,    the    Chicago   Public 
Library  had  its  home  before  it  removed  to 
the  City  Hall.    The  building  is  an  old-style 
stone  front,  60  feet  high,  with  5  stories  and 
basement,  12  stores,  30  offices,  and  1  passen- 
ger elevator.    It  is  occupied  by  the  North- 
western University  Law  School,  the  Illinois 
College  of  Pharmacy,  and  the  Irish  American 
Club.      (See  "Clubs.")    It   was  erected  in 
1873. 

3.    The  Greisheimer  Building 

Fronts  80  feet  on  Clark  and  100  feet  on  Lake 
Street,  at  the  southeast  corner.  It  is  an  old- 
style  5-story  structure  of  1873,  80  feet  high, 
but  its  lower  windows  present  a  brilliant 
appearance  at  night.  The  upper  rooms  are 
tenanted  by  publishers,  printers,  binders, 
and  manufacturers1  agents, 


4.  The  Real  Estate  Board  Building 
Fronts  70  feet  on  Dearborn  and  100  feet  on 
Randolph  Street,  at  the  northeast  corner. 
It  was  completely  remodeled  in  1889,  height- 
ened to  8  stories,  and  its  interior  made  to 
meet  modern  requirements,  and  to  present  a 
striking  appearance.  There  are  6  stores,  140 
offices,  and  2  elevators.  About  200  people 
occupy  the  premises.  The  walls  are  built  of 
artificial  stone,  brick,  and  steel,  85  feet  high. 
The  Real  Estate  Board,  financial  corpora- 
tions, real-estate  dealers,  and  insurance 
agents  are  the  tenants.  Cost,  $200,000. 

5.  The  Bay  State  Building 
Fronts  106  feet  on  State  and  35  on  Randolph 
Street,  at  the  southwest  corner.  In  1888  the 
old-style  building  of  1873  was  completely 
remodeled,  enlarged,  and  transformed  into 
fashionable  offices  for  doctors  and  other 
professional  men,  who  may  be  found  here  in 
unusual  numbers.  Much  white  marble  was 
used  in  the  interior.  There  are  6  stores,  110 
offices,  and  2  passenger  elevators.  The 
building  is  now  6  stories,  78  feet  in  height, 
with  a  well-lighted  front. 

6.  The  McCormick  Block 
Fronts  120  feet  on  Randolph  and  100  feet  on 
Dearborn  Street,  at  the  southeast  corner, 
and  is  a  6-story,  Mansard  roof,  stone-front 
building  of  the  ancient  style.    It  is  75  feet 
high,  with  5  stores,  100  offices,  and  1  eleva- 
tor.   The  tenants  are  attorneys,  real-estate 
dealers,  and  manufacturers'1  agents.  Erected 
in  1873. 

7.  The  Rawson  Building 
Fronts  only  20  feet  on  Randolph  and  100  feet 
on  Dearborn  Street,  at  the  southwest  cor- 
ner.   Its  7  stories  are  65  feet  high.    There 


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are  3  stores,  12  suites  of  offices,  and  1  pas- 
senger elevator.  It  is  a  stone  front  of  the 
old  style,  although  erected  as  late  as  1887, 
and  is  occupied  by  doctors,  dentists,  real- 
estate  dealers,  and  insurance  agents. 

8.  The  'Q'nity  Building:, 
At  75-81  Dearborn  Street,  is  described  in  our 
chapter  on  "Notable  High  Buildings." 
Having  a  frontage  of  80  feet,  and  a  depth  of 
150  feet,  it  rises  to  a  height  of  210  feet,  with 
16  stories  and  basement.  Its  corridors  are 
paved  with  tile  and  ceiled  with  white  marble, 
and  its  structure  was  conceived  wholly  with 
regard  to  economy  and  security  from  fire. 
Six  elevators  carry  6,000  people  daily,  and 
are  usually  crowded  uncomfortably.  There 
are  over  800  occupants,  covering  all  manner 
of  professions  and  vocations.  Cleveland's 
Western  headquarters  were  here  in  1892. 
Erected  in  1892,  at  a  cost  of  $600,000. 

9.    The  Portland  Block 
Fronts  75  feet  on  Dearborn  and  100  feet  on 
Washington  Street,  at  the  southeast  corner. 


It  is  an  old-style  brick  building  with  some- 
what eccentric  architectural  treatment  of 
materials.  There  are  6  stories  and  base- 
ment, 65  offices,  and  2  passenger  elevators. 
The  occupants  are  bankers,  attorneys, 
agents,  and  architects.  The  Portland  was 
rebuilt  in  1873,  and  remodeled  in  1885.  Its 
height  is  80  feet. 

10.  The  Venetian  Building, 
At  34-36  Washington  Street,  is  a  steel  sky- 
scraper of  the  latest  period,  with  wind- 
braces,  and  provision  against  elastic  action. 
It  is  50  feet  wide,  110  feet  deep,  and  181  feet 
high,  having  12  stories  and  basement,  290 
offices,  and  3  passenger  elevators.  The  ex- 
terior is  covered  with  Roman  brick  and  terra 
cotta.  The  Venetian  was  one  of  the  group 
of  skeleton  steel  constructions  that  sprang  up 
on  account  of  the  World's  Fair,  and  was 
built  for  the  use  of  physicians  and  dentists. 
The  building  was  erected  in  1892,  and  cost 
$4-^5,000. 


NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS.  151 

wear  or  destruction,  the  standard  steel  building  of  the  World's  Fair  era  begins 
its  history. 

The  Medinah  Temple  rises  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Jackson  Street  and 
Fifth  Avenue.  It  is  a  light  steel  structure  of  twelve  stories,  having  an  exterior 
ornamented  in  the  Moresque  manner,  with  yellow  brick  and  terra  cotta. 
The  upper  stories  will  be  occupied  by  the  order  under  whose  auspices  the  edi- 
fice is  built  and  from  which  it  derives  its  name. 

Marshall  Field  &  Co.'s  wholesale  store  does  not  come  under  the 
head  of  steel  buildings,  yet  such  is  the  extraordinary  size  of  the  structure 
'that  a  guide  would  be  incomplete  without  notice  of  it.  It  was  reported  that 
the  firm  gave  Richardson,  the  Eastern  architect,  the  sum  of  $100,000  for  the 
plans  of  this  stupendous  pile.  It  covers  the  block  bounded  by  Fifth  Avenue 
on  the  east,  Adams  Street  on  the  north,  Quincy  Street  on  the  south,  and 
Franklin  Street  on  the  west.  Its  site  b  fore  the  Great  Fire  was  well  into 
"  Conley's  Patch  " — a  redoubtable  land— and  Franklin  did  not  then  extend 
farther  south  than  Madison  Street.  Here  may  be  seen  the  largest  stone- work 
in  the  city,  huge  blocks  forming  window-sills  and  caps  around  the  entire 
building,  and  stones  of  unusual  size  mounting  to  the  cornice,  which  is  six 
stories  above  the  sidewalk.  The  interior  of  this  building  is  of  wood,  the 
owner  purposely  shutting  out  danger  of  fire  from  the  street,  and  calculating 
to  prevent  its  origin  within.  There  are  thirteen  elevators,  and  the  building  is 
130  feet  high.  Twelve  acres  of  floor-space  are  used  for  wholesale  trade,  and 
1,800  employes  work  here.  These  walls  inclose  the  largest  stock  and  represent 
the  largest  trade  that  is  done  in  dry-goods  in  America.  Mr.  H.  N.  Higin- 
botham,  president  of  the  World's  Fair  Commission,  both  in  the  local  directoFy 
aiTd  the~council,  is  a  member  of  this  firm,  and  the  credit  man.  Mr.  Marshall 
Field's  office  is  on  the  main  floor,  within  a  low  glass  parlftton. 

The  Home  Insurance  Building,  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Adams  and  La 
Salle  streets,  is  one  of  the  ponderous  structures  of  the  boom  of  1884.  The 
spectacle  of  putting  its  foundation-blocks  of  granite  in  place  as  far  as  the 
second  story  was  viewed  with  wonder  and  pride,  nor  can  such  architecture 
ever  grow  less  impressive;  for  probably,  to-day,  there  is  not  another  first  story 
in  America  more  permanently  laid.  The  building  went  to  ten  stories  in  1884. 
In  1891  two  more  were  superadded.  Here  Mr.  P.  D.  Armour  long  worked 
ten  hours  a  day  at  his  desk  on  the  left  side  of  the  main  floor  as  you  enter. 
The  entrance  was  one  of  the  first  to  don  the  chaste  fittings  of  white  marble, 
and  the  elevators  rise  near  a  succession  of  windows  that  command  fine  views. 
The  exteriors  of  Chicago's  monuments  must  always  be  black,  it  seems,  but 
within  the  portals  the  product  of  Carrara  quarries  gleams  with  the  greater 
purity,  the  reason,  perhaps,  of  Chicago's  preference  for  marble  finishings.  It 
should  also  be  remembered  that  marble  does  not  burn  so  easily  as  plaster.  In 
this  Home  Building  the  tiles  of  a  floor  rest  on  concrete,  the  concrete  on  iron 


152  NoTAfiLE  HIGH  BUILDINGS. 


arches,  the  arches  on  rough  tiles,  and  the  rough  tiles  on  white  marble  forming 
the  ceiling  of  the  floor  below,  and  it  is  not  likely  that  it  will  ever  burn. 

The  Traders'  Building,  at  6  to  12  Pacific  Avenue,  opposite  the  Board  of 
Trade,  is  eight  stories  high,  and  is  a  good  steel  building  of  the  pattern  of 
1884.  Two  elevators  carry  about  4,000  persons  each  day. 

Siegel,  Cooper  &  Co.'s  Building,  at  Van  Bureu,  Congress,  and  State 
streets,  is  owned  by  L.  Z.  Leiter,  and  is  one  of  the  sights  of  Chicago.  Here  in 
the  old  days  was  a  city  market,  and  the  place  does  not  now  depart  far  from  its 
ancient  customs.  Here  are  eight  stories  and  basement  of  steel  and  stone  con- 
struction, 402  feet  front,  making  splendid  displays  on  State  Street,  and  144  feet 
on  both  Van  Buren  and  Congress.  Eighteen  elevators  serve  the  firm,  and  pos- 
sibly the  largest  department  store  in  the  world  is  here  to  be  seen  in  full  opera- 
tion, there  being  over  sixty-five  departments,  doing  business  on  fifteen  acres  of 
floor,  with  2,000  employes.  Here  may  be  found  a  bank,  dental-room,  doctor, 
barbers,  ladies'  hair-dressing  shop,  employment  bureau  for  domestic  service, 
panorama,  restaurant,  butcher-shop,  telegraph-office,  and  fire  department.  An 
electric  fountain  is  a  fine  attraction,  and  in  season  crowds  are  attracted  by 
nominal  prices  for  soda-water  and  ice-cream.  At  Christmas  the  displays  and 
the  multitudes  are  both  matters  of  interest  and  novelty.  Nothing  was  spared 
by  Mr.  Leiter  to  make  this  building  a  model  of  safety  and  convenience,  as  it 
was  generally  feared  that  such  crowded  department  stores  as  had  once  dis- 
graced Chicago  would  bring  on  some  unheard-of  calamity,  either  b#  collapse 
or  fire.  The  building  is  a  striking  exhibition  of  metropolitan  retail  commerce 
which  the  visitor  should  not  miss  seeing. 

The  Kinsley  Building,  at  105  and  107  Adams  Street,  opposite  the  Post 
Office,  may  be  recognized  by  its  Moorish  fa£ade.  Here,  take  it  year  by  year, 
may  be  found  the  best  food  and  service  in  the  City,  and  there  does  not  exist  in 
America,  with  perhaps  one  exception,  a  refectory  so  complete.  On  its  first 
floor  may  be  found  bar,  grill  room,  and  business  lunch,  where  very  rapid 
service  is  the  desideratum.  On  the  floor  above,  in  front,  is  the  cafe  for  men 
and  women;  in  the  rear  one  for  men  alone,  where  costly  fqpd  and  drink  can 
always  be  obtained.  Above  are  six  private  dining-rooms,  a  banquet-hall,  and 
a  ball-room.  Here  250  employes  serve  3,000  persons  daily.  The  building  is 
of  steel  and  brick,  and  cost  $500,000.  Next  to  Delmonico,  Mr.  Kinsley  is  the 
most  celebrated  caterer  in  the  country,  and  was  asked  to  aid  the  Exposition 
with  his  advice  and  great  experience.  Nearly  all  the  noted  banquets  of  the 
World's  Fair  people  and  the  Fellowship  Club  were  held  here,  and  here  Mr. 
Scott  gave  the  silver  spoon  souvenir  banquet  to  the  Clover  Club  of  Philadel- 
phia, when  Mr.  Kinsley  ceiled  and  walled  his  banquet-hall  with  costly  roses  — 
an  event  which  was  declared  to  exceed  in  gastronomic  excellence  and  floral 
decoration  anything  ever  before  seen  in  the  West. 


NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS.  153 

MICHIGAN   BOULEVARD  AND  THE  LAKE   FRONT. 

The  Public  Library. — The  stranger  on  visiting  the  square  at  Michigan 
Avenue,  Washington  and  Randolph  streets,  and  Garland  Place  may  see  a 
building  which,  although  erecting  in  1893,  is  the  first  house  that  has  been 
on  that  land  since  the  Sanitary  Fair  of  war  times.  Here  a  library,  with  room 
for  nearly  a  million  volumes,  will  furnish  free  reading  to  the  people.  The 
building  will  cost  $1,200,000,  is  to  be  ninety-five  feet  high,  and  will  have 
eight  elevators.  Here,  when  a  serviceable  catalogue  shall  have  been  made,  the 
scholar  may  come  and  find  the  sources  of  all  knowledge  that  short-lived 
humanity  can  acquire  in  one  generation.  The  Public  Library  is  remarkable 
for  the  cosmopolitan  character  of  its  collections  no  less  than  for  their  general 
excellence.  Departments  of  special  investigation  are  here  ably  represented, 
while  those  of  history,  biography,  ancient  and  modern  languages,  fiction, 
and  science,  the  works  of  classic  and  contemporary  authors,  are  carefully 
included.  Its  reference-room  contains  valuable  old  books.  The  architecture 
of  the  Public  Library  is  described  elsewhere,  as  our  index  will  show. 

The  Venetian  Building,  at  34  and  36  Washington  Street,  on  the  south 
side,  a  few  doors  from  Michigan  Avenue,  is  a  twelve-story  steel  structure  of 
the  latest  pattern,  having  the  wind-braces  that  are  expected  to  overcome  the 
strongest  gale.  The  handsome  entrance  is  in  the  style  of  Venetian  gothic,  and 
on  either  side  are  spiral  columns  with  molded  bases  and  carved  caps,  the  prin- 
cipal motive  of  the  ornament  being  the  dolphin,  which  typifies  Venetian  sea- 
life.  The  building  was  designed  by  Holabird  &  Roche  in  1892. 

The  Western  Bank-note  Building  is  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Michi- 
gan Avenue  and  Madison  Street,  and  has  eight  stories  and  basement,  with 
three  elevators.  Here  may  be  found  the  home  of  the  Chicago  Whist  Club. 
Over  one  hundred  skillful  exponents  of  the  game  gather  several  times  each 
week  for  encounters  at  duplicate  whist,  where  no  man  plays  the  same  hand 
twice,  yet  scientific  gradations  of  relative  strength  with  the  same  hands  may 
be  witnessed.  The  score  may  run  between  142  and  167  for  twenty-four  hands, 
and  Carver  and  Simons  and  other  strong  "teams"  will  always  find  them- 
selves very  near  the  top.  Nothing  evidences  the  metropolitan  growth  of  Chi- 
cago more  than  the  prosperity  of  this  expert  club. 

The  Art  Institute,  on  the  Lake  Front  at  the  foot  of  Adams  and  Monroe 
streets,  is  a  semi-public  institution.  The  society  gave  up  its  building  near  by, 
and  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  contributed  $200,000  toward  the  new 
home,  the  city  giving  the  use  of  the  ground.  The  yearly  fee  for  associate 
membership  is  $10  and  that  for  active  membership  $100.  It  has  received 
material  encouragement  from  rich  men,  and  Charles  L.  Hutchinson,  one  of  its 
presidents,  has  been  a  steadfast  promoter  of  the  art  schools  and  gallery,  where 
students  may  paint,  design,  and  model,  exhibiting  their  finished  work,  and 


154  NOTABLE  HIGH  BUILDINGS. 

comparing  it  with  productions  of  recognized  merit.  The  Art  Institute  stands 
on  the  site  of  the  old  Inter-State  Exposition  Building,  on  which  a  paragraph 
has  been  written  in  the  chapter  entitled  "  History."  The  three  floors  of  tbis 
more  durable  structure  are  76  feet  high,  and  $600,000  have  been  spent  in  its 
erection.  The  top  floor  will  be  an  art-gallery,  and  the  visitor  will  take  especial 
interest  in  this  building,  as  it  is  the  rendezvous  of  all  the  Congresses  of  the 
World's  Auxiliary  Association  during  the  Exposition. 

The  Chicago  Athletic  Association's  Building,  121-126  Michigan  Boule- 
vard, south  of  Madison  Street — a  ten-story,  modern,  steel-built  structure,  with 
two  elevators — caused  widespread  comment  on  account  of  a  conflagration 
that  occurred  there  as  tlie  building  neared  completion.  A  pile  of  lumber 
caught  fire  October  31,  1892,  and  the  building  did  not  escape  until  $200,000 
of  damage  had  been  done.  Heat  enough  was  generated  to  burn  all  the  finish- 
ing woodwork  in  place  in  the  upper  stories  and  to  utterly  ruin  the  ornamental 
gothic  stonework  of  the  front,  all  of  which  had  to  be  replaced,  thus  delaying 
by  months  the  completion  of  the  building.  The  edifice  was  slowly  rebuilt,  as 
it  had  slowly  risen.  It  is  claimed  that  this  is  the  finest  athletic  club-house  in 
the  country,  and  second  to  none  in  Europe.  The  floors  are  occupied  as  fol- 
lows: Basement — shootiug-galleiies,  bicycle  storage- rooms,  and  7  bowling- 
alleys;  first  floor — main  office,  barber-shop,  coat-room,  bicycle  club-room,  and 
swimming-tank,  40x60  feet;  second  floor — evening-room,  smoking  room,  and 
20  billiard  tables;  third  floor — library,  103  dressing-rooms  with  1,344  lockers, 
24  shower  and  6  tub  baths,  lavatory,  and  closets;  fourth  and  fifth  floors — gym- 
nasium, the  gallery  of  which  forms  a  running-track  6  feet  wide,  with  a  circum- 
ference of  11  laps  to  a  mile;  sixth  and  seventh  floors,  divided  into  48  bed- 
rooms, with  baths,  etc.;  eighth  floor — large  general  dining-room  58x80  feet, 
3  private  dining-rooms,  kitchen,  laundry,  etc.;  ninth  and  tenth  floors — 
hand-ball,  2  racquet  and  tennis  courts. 

The  Powers  Building,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Michigan  Boulevard  and 
Monroe  Street,  is  a  fire-proof  structure  of  red  brick  and  terra  cotta.  It  has 
seven  floors  and  basement,  and  two  elevators.  The  four  upper  floors  are  occu- 
pied by  the  Metropolitan  Business  College,  with  very  light  and  handsome 
shops  along  the  Monroe  Street  front. 

The  Pullman  Building  is  a  Michigan  Boulevard  "hive," at  Adams  Street, 
and  has  long  been  dedicated  to  the  use  of  the  regular  army,  to  the  Pullman 
offices,  and  to  people  of  means  who  could  afford  the  luxurious  apartments 
which  it  offers  for  rent.  The  architect  was  S  S.  Beman,  and  he,  like  John 
W.  Root,  strove  to  select  a  style  of  architecture  which  should  unite  beauty  and 
utility.  In  this  he  succeeded,  for  the  Pullman  Building  is  handsomely  as  well 
as  practically  designed.  It  has  nine  clear  stories,  and  is  ornamented  with 
turrets,  chimneys,  and  gables  which  offer  many  details  worthy  of  study  and 
admiration.  It  has  a  re-entering  front  to  give  its  wings  full  light,  and  its 


HOTABLE  HIGH   BUILDINGS.  155 

entrance  on  Adams  Street  vies  with  the  finest  in  the  city.  The  Pullman  is 
.the  oldest  in  a  group  of  buildings  which  give  a  stranger  arriving  on  the  lake 
front  his  first  impression  of  Chicago's  wealth.  Thence  to  the  Auditorium 
Building  the  whole  fa9ade  is  imposing  and  attractive.  It  may  be  of  interest 
to  know  how  this  edifice  is  partitioned  among  its  tenants.  Above  the  base- 
ment are  stores,  and  business  offices  as  far  as  the  sixth  floor.  The  apartments 
which  have  done  so  much  to  make  sojouruers  in  Chicago  comfortable  are  on 
the  seventh,  eighth,  and  ninth  floors,  where  the  tenant  may  have  a  large  or  a 
small  home.  On  the  first  floor  is  a  reception-room,  where  an  attendant, 
through  a  speaking-tube,  learns  whether  the  tenant  is  at  home  or  absent. 
Two  apartment  elevators  operate  night  and  day,  and  in  the  ninth  story  is  a 
family  restaurant.  If  occupant  has  small  quarters,  cooking  is  not  allowed; 
but  full  household  privileges  are  offered  in  the  more  extensive  suites. 

The  Iroquois  Club.  —  A  steel  structure  ten  stories  high — designed  by 
John  Addison,  architect— at  Michigan  Boulevard  and  Adams  Street,  on  the 
northwest  corner,  is  to  be  the  headquarters  of  the  leading  Democratic  club 
of  Chicago.  The  entire  structure  will  be  devoted  to  the  uses  of  the  society. 
The  "state-room  "  will  occupy  the  entire  third  floor. 

The  Studebaker  Building,  on  the  Lake  Front  south  of  Van  Buren  Street, 
resembks  iu  structure  the  Auditorium,  a  sufficient  guarantee  of  its  solidity 
and  size.  The  first  four  floors  of  this  great  building  form  a  carriage  reposi- 
tory, Avherc  a  large  display  of  handsome  equipages  is  made.  The  upper  four 
floors  are  occupied  with  workmen  on  high-class  goods — the  main  manufact- 
ories of  the  Studebakers  being  at  South  Bend,  Ind. 

The  Twelfth  Street  Station  is  a  nine-story  structure,  with  a  steel 
shed  600  feet  long  and  150  feet  wide.  The  first  three  stories  are  of  Massachu- 
setts granite,  the  superstructure  above  being  Roman  brick  with  terra  cotta 
moldings  of  the  same  shade.  The  roofs  are  of  brown  vitrified  corrugated 
roofing- tile,  and  all  metal  used  in  exterior  work  is  copper.  It  fronts  on  Lake 
Park  Place,  and  presents  a  fine  architectural  appearance.  Its  cost  was  not  less 
than  a  million  dollars. 

THE  AUDITORIUM. 

The  Auditorium  has  been  noticed  as  a  hotel,  but  it  is  Chicago's  first  and  earli- 
est semi-public  monumental  building — an  edifice  noted  in  Europe,  as  well  as 
here,  for  its  size  and  strength.  The  portal  is  low,  but  the  Egyptian  idea  of 
solidity_ remains  in  all  its  dignity,  and  familiarity  with  the  structure  can  by  no 
possibility  belittle  it.  On  a  space  of  62,000  square  feet,  largely  on  Congress 
Street,  with  a  frontage  of  only  162  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  187  on  Michi- 
igan  Boulevard,  the  building  rises  for  ten  low  stories,  with  a  large  tower 
ascending  seven  stories  farther.  The  entrances  to  the  theater  are  from  Con- 


156  NOTABLE   HIGH   BUILDINGS. 

gress  Street  and  Wabash  Avenue — the  former  leading  to  the  main  floor  and 
first  balcony  and  the  latter,  by  elevator,  to  the  upper  galleries.  The  passage 
from  Congress  Street  is  under  low  arches,  and  into  a  still  lower  basement  of 
yellow  tone,  lighted  by  electricity,  and  very  soft  and  pleasing  in  its  effect. 
Here  coats  may  be  checked,  and  the  ascent  by  many  stairways  begins,  to  end 
at  the  tenth  story.  The  view  from  the  stage  commands  a  series  of  widening 
arches,  which  may  be  seen  duplicated  by  the  same  architects— Adler  &  Sulli- 
van— in  the  eastern  entrance  to  the  Transportation  Building  at  the  World's 
Fair.  The  parquet  has  no  gallery  over  it  and  is  flanked  by  two  rows  of  boxes, 
not  advantageously  disposed  for  hearing,  but  conspicuous  to  the  audience. 

The  display  of  dress  in  these  boxes  is  the  most  elaborate  to  be  seen  in  the 
West.  The  main  gallery  rises  directly  behind  the  parquet,  and  almost  any 
seat  in  this  gallery,  on  a  great  occasion,  affords  a  magnificent  view.  Over  this 
great  gallery  is  a  second,  and  higher,  but  nearer  the  proscenium,  still  a  third. 
There  are  4,037  wide  seats  in  rich  yellow  plush;  the  stage  can  seat  1,000  per- 
sons, with  standing-room  for  1,500 — this  audience  having  attended  a  lecture  by 
Col.  Robert  G.  Ingersoll  in  the  fall  of  1892.  This  hall  is  finely  adapted  to  the 
effects  of  orchestral  music.  The  power  of  the  human  voice  is  seldom  impaired, 
and  operatic  music,  like  the  Miserere  in"  II  Trovatore,"  is  heard  in  the  farthest 
galleries,  a  pianissimo  passage  being  as  clear  at  a  distance  as  in  the  more  fashion- 
able vicinity  of  the  boxes.  A  large  organ,  blown  by  electricity,  stands  on  the 
left  of  the  stage,  and  connected  with  it  are  heavy  bells,  which  sound  as  if  rung 
in  a  belfry,  producing  in  masses  and  in  aves  an  impressive  and  solemn  effect. 
The  scenery  is  scarcely  equaled  in  America,  and  either  single  scenes  or  the 
whole  stage-setting  may  be  raised  or  lowered.  In  operas  with  little  action, 
like  "  William  Tell,"  the  pastoral  scenes  are  so  beautiful  and  so  natural  that 
the  audience  never  tires  of  looking  upon  them. 

The  incandescent  lights  of  the  theater,  arranged  in  many  rows,  are  placed 
across  the  hall  under  the  ascending  arches,  and  the  effect  upon  the  spectator  at 
his  first  entrance  among  the  main  gallery  seats  produces  a  most  surprising  sen- 
sation. On  Wabash  Avenue  there  is  an  entrance  to  elevators  which  ascend  to 
offices  and  Recital  Hall,  a  small  audience-room  seating  500  persons. 

The  Tower  holds  offices  and  the  observatory  of  the  United  States  Signal 
Service.  There  is  also  a  public  observatory,  commanding  a  wide  view  of  the 
city,  reached  by  an  elevator  at  Congress  Street,  the  fee  being  25  cents. 

The  building,  with  granite  walls  to  the  top,  steel  construction  everywhere, 
and  many  novel  conveniences  in  architecture,  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $3,200,- 
000.  The  offices  of  Ferdinand  W.  Peck,  Walter  L.  Peck,  and  the  Peck  estate 
are  on  the  tenth  floor  of  the  main  building. 

The  Auditorium  Extension,  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Michigan  Boule- 
vard and  Congress  Street,  was  built  in  1892-93,  in  harmony  with  the  main 
building.  It  is  eleven  stories  high,  with  basement,  and  adds  500  rooms  to  the 


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capacity  of  the  hotel  (see  "  Hotels").  It  has  three  elevators,  and  cost  $1,000,- 
000,  retaining  all  the  characteristics  of  luxury  and  convenience  for  which  the 
Auditorium  is  justly  admired. 

ON  DEARBORN  STREET,  GOING  SOUTH. 

So  remarkable  has  been  the  architectural  development  of  Dearborn  Street 
that  it  will  be  well  to  group  the  edifices  on  this  one  avenue.  Its  finest  part 
has  no  long  history,  for  in  war-times  it  ended  at  Madison  Street,  and  shortly 
before  the  Great  Fire  Adams  Street  was  its  head.  We  shall  begin  at  the 
north  and  go  southward  to  Dearborn  Station. 

The  Unity  Building,  on  Dearborn  Street,  east  side,  between  Randolph  and 
Washington,  rose  higher  and  higher,  until  there  was  talk  of  an  injunction. 
It  is  an  example  of  the  very  lightest  steel  construction;  is  full  sixteen  stories 
high,  and  has  weathered  gales  that  blew  eighty  miles  an  hour.  Its  marble- 
work  and  ornamental  tile  floors  are  exceedingly  fine,  and  the  building  elicited 
general  admiration  as  it  towered  aloft.  Within  its  walls  the  Western  cam- 
paign of  Cleveland  was  carried  on  in  1892. 

The  National  Bank  of  Illinois  Building,  113-117  Dearborn  Street,  cast 
side,  formerly  known  as  the  Grannis  Block,  was  burned  in  1885.  The  event 
is  recalled  by  existing  photographs  showing  the  entire  fagade  sheathed  in  ice, 
presenting  a  rare  and  beautiful  sight,  in  which  fantastically  wrought  shapes 
were  mingled  with  frozen  cascades  buttressing  the  walls. 

The  W.  D.  Boyce  Building,  at  112  and  114  Dearborn  Street,  is  on  the 
west  side  of  the  street,  not  far  north  of  the  Inter  Ocean  clock-tower  It  is  of 
light  steel  construction,  with  terra  cotta  facings,  is  twelve  stories  high,  and 
was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $300,000. 

The  Kendall  Building,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Wash- 
ington streets,  was  the  first  structure  with  steel  girders  and  beams  to  be  erected 
after  the  Fire  of  1871.  It  was  enlarged  in  1888. 

The  Tribune  Building  is  fire-proof  in  construction,  and  there  was  a  large 
salvage  on  the  old  building  which  burned  in  1871.  That  structure  was  a 
story  lower.  The  building  stands  on  school  property,  at  the  southeast  corner 
of  Dearborn  and  Madison  streets.  Its  walls  have  several  times  been  more 
beautifully  decorated  with  flags,  etc.,  than  any  other  edifice  in  Chicago  —  not- 
ably at  the  Grant  reception  of  1879  and  the  Conclave  of  1880.  Joseph  Medill's 
room  is  at  the  corner  next  to  the  top  floor.  In  April,  1869,  the  Tribune  moved 
here  from  51  Clark  Street;  October  10,  1871,  it  opened  its  office  on  Canal 
Street  near  the  Barnes  House,  on  West  Randolph  Street,  and  October  10, 1872, 
it  returned  to  the  present  building. 

The  Inter  Ocean  Building,  northwest  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Madison 
streets,  has  become  famous  for  its  clock  and  its  strings  of  colored  lights* 


158 


VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


At  the  Mouth  of  the  Chicago  River. 

Before  us,  on  the  opposite  page,  is  presented  the  interesting  commercial 
scene  which  is  offered  in  the  main  channel  of  the  Chicago  River  and  its  imme- 
diate lateral  regions.  On  the  left  is  the  South  Side  of  Chicago;  on  the  right 
the  North  Side.  On  the  left  stretches  South  Water  Street,  the  market-place 
of  the  city,  to  which  fruit-laden  vessels  may  gain  almost  perfect  access.  On 
the  right  is  Kiuzie  Street,  leading  to  the  Kinzie  Street  Station,  with  many 
railway-tracks  uniting  the  North-Western  Railway  system,  by  means  of  the 
first  bridge  (in  the  foreground),  with  the  Illinois  Central  tracks  on  the  lake 
shore;  serving  also  the  Big  Four,  the  Michigan  Central,  and  a  line  at  Sixteenth 
Street  connecting  the  Union  Passenger  Station  on  the  West  Side.  As  the  latter 
station  has  tracks  reaching  the  Kinzie  Street  Station,  it  may  be  seen  that  an 
inner  railway  belt  exists  in  Chicago. 


The  Bridges. 

Ths  first  bridge  is  a  private  railway  cross- 
ing at  a  low  level,  and  is  held  open  when  not 
in  use.  All  these  bridges  are  pivotal,  and 
turn  on  the  piers  which  stand  under  them 
in  the  river.  Some  are  moved  by  hand  and 
some  by  steam.  Common  towing  tugs  can 
pass  beneath,  all  save  the  railway  bridge, 
without  turning  the  structures.  The  rapid 
and  seemingly  easy  movement  of  these 
bridges  is  one  of  the  sights  of  the  city,  but 
their  frequent  opening  in  summer  is  no 
trifling  annoyance  to  the  landsmen.  The 
second  bridge  is  at  Rush  Street,  serving 
both  Michigan  Boulevard  and  River  Street 
on  the  South  Side,  River  Street  being  the 
diagonal  way  that  skirts  the  left  bank  of 
the  river  at  its  bend.  The  third  bridge  is 
at  State  Street.  The  fourth  is  at  Dearborn, 
serving  Dearborn  Avenue  on  the  North  Side 
and  Dearborn  Street  on  the  South  Side. 
The  fifth  is  at  Clark  Street.  The  famous 
Goodrich  docks  are  on  the  left  between  the 
first  two  bridges. 

Commerce. 

Tugs  towing  schooners  are  shown,  and  a 
small  propeller  lies  near  the  grain  elevator 
in  the  left  foreground.  Through  this  nar- 
row and  obstructed  channel,  on  its  journey 
to  twenty-five  miles  of  simila»  dockage, 
goes  the  entire  naval  commerce  of  Chicago 
and  the  Southwest.  Into  this  doorway  have 
entered  riches  of  almost  fabulous  amount, 
and  out  of  this  harbor  has  sailed  a  goodly 
portion  of  the  crops  and  manufactures  of 
the  West. 

1.  The  United  States  Life-saving  Station 
Is  at  the  mouth  of  the  river,  on  the  left.  It 
was  established  in  1S74,  and  the  crew,  con- 
sisting of  "  me:i  anil  a  keeper,  aiv  In  mscd  in 
a  structure  of  wood  and  iron  45xx5  feet,  2 
stories  high.  The  equipment  consists  of  2 


surf -boats,  1  life-boat,  1  Whitehall-boat  for 
quick  and  ready  work,  complete  life-car, 
beach  gear  and  gun,  life  and  shot  lines  for 
landing  people  from  wrecks  that  can  not  be 
reached  with  boats. 

2.  The  Chicago  River  Light-house 
Is  on  the  north  at  the  mouth.  This  is  the 
oldest  light  on  the  lake  shore,  and  was  built 
and  established  in  1859.  The  skeleton  tower 
is  but  83  feet  high,  of  iron  construction. 
The  light  is  lit  at  sunset  and  burns  till  sun- 
rise the  year  round.  The  lenses  illuminate 
an  arc  of  285  degrees,  and  may  be  seen  for 
16  miles  into  the  lake.  There  are  range- 
lights,  and  in  fogs  a  bell  is  struck  by  auto- 
matic machinery.  Three  keepers  and  2 
laborers  reside  in  a  frame  house  near  by. 

3.  The  Central  Elevators 
Stand  on  slips  at  tha  left  near  the  mouth. 
The  fee  of  this  entire  property  and  much 
more  was  taken  from  the  Illinois  Central 
Railroad  Company  by  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court  decision  of  1892.  The  eleva- 
tor known  as  "A"  has  a  capacity  of  1,000,000 
bushels  of  grain,  and  was  re-erected  in  1872. 
It  is  200  feet  long,  100  feet  wide,  and  150  feet 
high.  "B"is  300  feet  long,  100  feet  wide, 
and  150  feet  high,  and  will  hold  1,500,000 
bushels,  with  a  crib  annex  for  400,000 
bushels.  This  was  one  of  three  buildings 
left  unhurt  by  the  Great  Fire,  the  other  two 
being  the  Lind  Block  at  Randolph  and  Mar- 
ket, and  the  Nixon  Building  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  La  Salle  and  Monroe.  Both 
elevators  are  built  with  iron  and  brick  ex- 
teriors, and  can  fill  either  cars  or  vessels. 
4.  James  S.  Kirk  &  Co.'s  Building, 
Northeast  of  Rush  Street  bridge,  on  the 
north  side  of  the  river.  The  general  opin- 
ion of  a  soap  factory  once  was,  that  it  was 
an  unclean  place,  but  the  perfuming  and  the 
packing  of  soaps  have  been  carried  to  fine 


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arts,  and  this  great  establishment  will  be 
found  to  offer  a  model  of  cleanliness.  It  is  520 
feet  long,  175  feet  deep,  and  80  feet  high  in  5 
stories,  with  brick  exterior.  There  are  475 
employes. 

5.  The  Central  "Warehouse, 
On  Rush  Street,  just  beyond  the  second 
bridge,  on  the  North  Side,  occupies  a  site 
with  a  history.  Here  was  the  slip  of  the 
rope-ferry,  the  oldest,  landing-place  on  the 
river.  At  the  time  of  the  Great  Fire  the 
Sturgess  &  McAlister  wool  warehouse  stood 
here.  In  1872  there  was  erected  on  this  site, 
a  warehouse  for  the  exclusive  use  of  dealers 
in  tea  and  coffee.  It  was  destroyed  by  lire 
in  the  spring  of  1889,  involving  a  loss  of 
over  $1,250,000,  and  was  at  once  rebuilt,  on 
plans  approved  by  the  board  of  under- 
writers. Dimensions:  100  feet  on  Rush 
Street.  125  feet  deep,  95  feet  high  in  7  stories 
and  basement,  brick  and  iron  exterior,  and 
mill  construction. 

6.  Tne  Galena  Elevator 
Is  just  southwest  of  the  Central  Warehouse, 
between  Rush  and  State  streets,  north-side 
river-bank.  It  was  erected  on  the  site  of 
the  old  Galena  Elevator  in  1872.  It  holds 
700,000  bushels,  and  ships  by  boat  or  rail. 
It  is  76  feet  wide,  300  feet  long,  and  130  feet 
high,  with  brick  and  iron  exterior. 


7.    The  Hoyt  Building 

Stands  on  an  irregular  lot  at  the  juncture  of 
River  Street  and  Michigan  Avenue.  The 
frontages  are  100  feet  on  River  Street,  40 
facing  the  bridge,  and  nearly  100  on  Michi- 
gan Avenue.  There  are  5  stories,  with  75 
feet  of  height,  and!  freight  elevator.  This 
building,  erected  in  1872,  occupies  the  site 
of  Fort  Dearborn,  and  bears  a  tablet  whose 
inscription  is  copied  at  the  beginning  of  our 
North  Side  Drive.  Wholesale  grocer. 

8.  Th3  Loyal  Hotel  Building, 
Southwest  corner  of  Michigan  Avenue  and 
South  Water  Street,    was  erected  in  1873. 
This  is  a  6-story  build  ing  with  50  feet  on  the 
avenue  and  120  on  South  Water  Street,  85 
feet  high,  brick  walls.     The  hotel  has  360 
rooms  and  a  restaurant. 

9.  The  Standard  Oil  Building 

Is  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Wabash  Avenue 
and  South  Water  Street,  with  frontages  of 
140  feet  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  40  feet  on 
South  Water  Street.  65  feet  high  in  5  stories 
and  basement,  and  brick  and  iron  exterior. 
Here  there  are  1  passenger  elevator  and  2 
freight  elevators.  The  vast  monopoly  has 
its  offices  here,  and  shares  its  building  with 
manufacturers'1  agents  and  wholesale  job- 
bers. The  building,  which  was  erected  soon 
after  the  Great  Fire  of  1871,  was  remodeled 
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When  Mr.  Kohlsaat  bid  $100,000  for  the  tiny  lot  on  which  this  corner  tower 
stands,  he  was  deemed  unwise,  but  he  sold  it  for  $150,000.  The  corner  of  this 
block  is  steel.  Before  the  Great  Fire  this  was  Booth's  oyster  market,  and 
Wilson  Brothers  started  in  business  next  door. 

The  Hartford  Building,  southwest  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Madison 
streets,  occupies  the  site  where  John  R.  Walsh  first  opened  his  news-stand. 
Here  was  the  head  of  Dearborn  Street,  a  position  now  accorded  to  the  Dearborn 
Station,  far  south.  Here  the  Franklin  Bank  failed  when  the  panic  of  1873 
came.  Here,  too,  John  Berry  started  in  business  as  a  candy  salesman  for  Brazle- 
ton,  the  confectioner  of  former  days.  The  building  which  was  torn  down  to 
make  w;iy  for  this  fourteen-story  fabric  was  itself  a  subject  of  pride  in  1872, 
and  was  larger  than  that  occupied  by  the  Tribune.  Henry  Ives  Cobb  was  the 
architect  of  the  new  structure.  The  erection  of  a  building  on  Madison  Street 
gives  more  discomfort  to  the  citizens  than  is  felt  on  any  other  thoroughfare. 
The  stockades  of  the  Tacoma  and  the  Security  Deposit,  at  Fifth  Avenue,  were 
the  subjects  of  many  an  article  in  the  papers  by  "  Old  Subscriber  "  and  "Jus- 
tice." When  one  stops  to  consider  the  trials  of  these  contractors  at  the  Hart- 
ford, especially  during  Dedication  Week  in  1892,  it  becomes  a  wonder  that 
they  gathered  so  much  material  and  got  it  in  place.  There  was  no  convenient 
canal  slip  or  railroad  track  at  their  back  door,  but  all  this  gigantic  framework 
of  iron  was  hauled  in  common  trucks,  across  torn-up  streets  and  over  cable- 
tracks,  on  one  of  the  most  populous  avenues  in  the  city. 

The  First  National  Bank  Building,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Dearborn 
and  Monroe  streets,  is  on  the  site  of  the  former  Post  Office  and  afterward  the 
Adelphi  Theater.  The  old  Post  Office  was  nearly  as  fine  a  building  as  the 
present  structure,  its  outer  walls,  at  least,  were  very  impressive.  Those  walls 
were  ruined  by  the  fire,  though  J.  H.  Haverly  was  able  to  make  a  theater  with 
them — a  successful  venture,  where  Nilsson,  Minnie  Hauk,  Mary  Anderson, 
and  other  prominent  artists  drew  tremendous  houses.  The  counting  room, 
where  the  paying-teller  may  sometimes  be  seen  handling  millions  of  dollars, 
is  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  Chicago,  and  the  bank  ranks  first  in  the  country 
as  a  financial  institution.  The  building  is  massive,  and  rises  for  100  feet  above 
the  basement,  with  three  elevators  and  six  floors. 

Custom  House. — This  is  the  old  name  for  the  Post  Office.  Probably 
custom-taking  from  Canadian  vessels  in  earlier  days  was  an  important  part  of 
Chicago's  life,  and  getting  letters  not  so  frequent  or  profitable.  The  Post 
Office  covers  an  entire  block,  bounded  by  Clark,  Adams,  Dearborn,  and  Jack- 
son streets,  Quincy  Street  having  been  vacated  by  the  city  at  the  behest  of  the 
Federal  Government  in  1872.  The  Custom  House  has  been,  in  times  past,  at 
3  Clark  Street,  at  129  South  Water,  at  13  La  Salle,  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
Dearborn  and  Monroe  streets,  at  Congress  and  Michigan  Avenue,  and  at  Arcade 
Court  and  La  Salle  Street.  On  this  present  block,  before  the  tire,  was  collected 
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162  NOTABLE  HIGH   BUILDINGS. 

a  good  share  of  the  vice  and  squalor  of  the  city.  The  Clark  Street  saloons  and 
pawn-shops  were  the  scenes  of  murder  and  robbery,  and  Quincy  and  Jackson 
streets  gave  their  victim  an  alluring  welcome  only  to  offer  him  a  horrible  fare- 
well. Dearborn  Street  was  opened  but  a  few  years  before  the  fire.  The  price 
paid  for  the  land  was  considered  to  be  extravagant,  but  property  has  since 
advanced  far  beyond  the  figure  paid.  A  stockade  was  built,  and  during  the 
next  three  or  four  years— during  which  the  Post  Office  was  burned  in  the 
church  at  Harrison  Street  and  Wabash  Avenue,  and  took  later  quarters  in  the 
Honore  Block,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Adams  streets — 
$4,000,000  in  stone,  iron,  brick,  labor,  and  roguery  went  into  the  building. 
The  supervising  architect  was  named  Mullett.  The  dark  Gothic  mass  which 
arose  was  too  heavy  for  the  soil,  and  sank  steadily.  It  was  bolted  together, 
but  continued  to  sink,  amid  the  lamentations  of  office-holders  who  would  not 
flee  from  the  fate  they  feared.  Courts  have  adjourned  precipitately  on  the 
loud  report  of  an  opening  in  the  walls,  or  the  flooding  of  a  water-pipe,  and  the 
tiles  in  the  floors  respond  with  a  melancholy  rattle  as  the  citizen  hurries 
through  the  corridors  to  escape  the  Post  Office  draughts. 

The  United  States  Courts  are  held  in  the  upper  story  of  the  building,  and 
about  $5,000,000  of  customs  are  here  paid  by  importers,  while  the  sub  treas- 
urer counts  his  $15,000,000,  and  gives  a  bond  of  $1,000,000,  and  the  pension 
agent  pays  45,000  pensioners,  who  must  nearly  all  present  themselves  in 
person,  accompanied  by  a  witness. 

The  Fair,  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Adams  streets,  is  a 
monument  to  the  sagacity  of  E.  J.  Lehman,  the  best  advertiser  of  the  West, 
who  became  broken  in  health  as  his  building  began.  This  structure,  large  as 
it  is,  was  erected  while  the  retail  business  of  the  Fair  proceeded.  Enter  at 
Dearborn  Street  and  view  the  grand  staircase  and  the  twelve  elevators.  At 
Christmas  the  Fair  is  a  trying  maze  for  the  man  who  is  in  haste.  A  sight 
which  the  work  on  this  steel  building  afforded  was  a  crane  that  balanced  a 
cottage  on  one  end  of  its  beam;  when  the  crane  carried  anything  inward, 
the  house  hung  over  the  street,  producing  an  odd  impression  as  if  one  of  the 
cottages  of  thirty  years  ago  were  on  the  wing. 

The  Owings  Building,  southeast  corner  of  Adams  and  Dearborn  streets, 
caused  a  veritable  sensation  by  the  daring  of  its  architects,  who  carried  it 
so  high  that  many  believed  it  could  not  stand.  The  practicability  of  high 
buildings  was  still  an  unsettled  question,  and  there  ensued  an  odd  accident 
that  startled  the  Western  financial  world.  An  iron  tank  on  the  fourteenth 
story  fell  off  its  supports  and  upon  the  terra  cotta  filling  that  lies  between  each, 
floor;  the  mass,  gathering  headway,  fell  to  the  next  floor,  and  finally  thundered 
to  the  ground.  But  the  building  itself  was  safe,  and  stands  to-day  with  plenty 
of  company  in  town.  Here  the  Roman  bricks  were  first  used.  As  you  look 


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on  the  Owings  Block,  recall  the  fact  that  its  proprietor  said  to  his  architect: 
"  Don't  try  to  make  me  anything  if  you  can't  get  it  odd." 

The  Great  Northern  Building  occupies  a  place  among  our  hotel  para- 
graphs. Looking  southward  from  the  Owings  Building,  on  the  east  side  of 
Dearborn  Street,  the  dimensions  of  this  new  and  commodious  hotel  are  fully 
revealed.  Diagonally  opposite  is 

The  Monadnock  Building,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Jackson  and  Dear- 
born streets,  extending  along  Dearborn  to  Van  Buren  Street.  Monadnock  is 
the  name  given  by  the  Indians  to  a  mountain  in  the  southern  part  of  New 
Hampshire.  Although  this  building  extends  from  street  to  street,  having 
Custom  House  Place  on  its  west,  its  sixteen  stories  and  180  feet  of  height 
make  it  seem  almost  as  slim  as  a  chimney.  The  owners  refused  to  rely  on  the 
steel-cage  construction  alone,  and  ran  heavy  brick  walls  to  the  top,  offering 
beautiful  specimens  of  modern  masonry. 

The  building  has  980  feet  of  frontage,  and  is  furnished  with  no  le  s  than 
eighteen  elevators.  It  contains  the  largest  number  of  offices  in  any  one  part  of 
the  city — about  1,600,  for  7,500  inhabitants — and  in  some  respects  surpasses  the 
capacity  of  the  Masonic  Temple.  Electricians  and  railroad  men  have  hived  in 
this  building,  and  three  great  railroads  are  here  domiciled — the  Michigan 
Central,  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe,  and  the  Chicago  &  Alton.  The 
American  Exchange  National  Bank  and  the  Globe  Savings  Bank  are  also 
tenants.  The  building  cost  $2,500,000. 

The  Old  Colony  Building,  owned  by  Francis  Bartlett  of  Boston,  rises  at 
the  southeast  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Van  Buren  streets.  It  is  seventeen  stories 
high,  runs  six  elevators,  and  cost  over  $900,000.  Its  architects,  Holabird  & 
Roche,  built  the  Monadnock  Block,  diagonally  opposite,  northwest.  The  first 
four  stories  are  faced  with  stone— the  remainder  pressed  brick  and  terra  cotta. 

The  Monon  Building,  at  320-326  Dearborn  Street,  on  the  west  side, 
extending  through  to  Custom  House  Place,  is  the  property  and  headquarters 
of  the  Louisville,  New  Albany  &  Chicago  Railway,  and  is  thirteen  stories 
high,  with  three  elevators.  Its  appointments  are  elegant,  and  it  is  justly 
popular  among  the  busy  men  of  that  quarter. 

The  Caxton  Building  occupies  the  numbers  328-334  Dearborn,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  street,  between  Van  Buren  and  Harrison  streets,  and  stands 
next  south  of  the  Monon.  It  is  a  great  building,  twelve  stories  high, 
thoroughly  fire-proof,  and  like  all  the  structures  from  the  Monadnock  south, 
on  this  side  of  Dearborn,  runs  through  to  Custom  House  Place,  a  narrow  street 
parallel  with  Dearborn,  and  once  notorious  as  Fourth  Avenue.  Here  are  three 
fine  passenger  elevators,  and  here  the  publishers  and  printers  are  thickly 
gathered,  with  many  conveniences  and  assured  safety. 

The  Pontiac  Building,  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Harrison  and  Dearborn 
streets,  concludes  a  line  of  great  and  properly  built  houses — a  happy  contrast 


164  NOTABLE  HIGH  BUILDINGS. 

to  the  bad  beginning  made  by  lower  Dearborn  Street  in  earlier  days,  when  ruin 
by  fire  was  the  principal  association  with  the  new  thoroughfare.  The  Pontiac 
has  two  elevators  and  is  fourteen  stories  high. 

The  Manhattan  Building,  at  317-321  Dearborn  Street,  east  side,  was  carried 
sixteen  stories,  while  the  Unity,  farther  north  many  blocks,  was  making  the  same 
progress,  together  causing  people  to  stare  with  astonishment.  No  other  build- 
ing intended  for  tenants  who  were  not  steeple-climbers  had  ever  ventured  to 
such  dizzy  heights,  and  there  was  some  breakage  of  window-glass  under  the 
straining  of  the  unfinished  and  unanchored  pile.  W.  L.  B.  Jenney  was  the 
daring  architect.  The  cost  was  $850,000,  and  the  Manhattan  has  become  a 
popular  resort  among  agents  and  publishers. 

The  Como  Building,  at  323-325  Dearborn,  on  the  east  side  of  the 
street,  has  eight  stories  and  two  elevators.  Here  "  Cesar's  Column"  was 
issued,  and  "  The  Kentucky  Colonel."  It  is  a  favorite  place  for  printers,  art- 
ists, and  trade  journals.  The  streets  hereabouts  are  said  to  be  one  of  the  chief 
book  and  periodical  manufacturing  points  in  the  New  World.  Both  Dearborn 
Street  and  Plymouth  Place,  from  Van  Buren  Street  south  to  Dearborn  Station, 
are  crowded  with  printers  and  binders. 

The  Ellsworth  Building,  at  353-359  Dearborn  Street,  east  side,  is  four- 
teen stories  high,  with  three  elevators.  It  would,  like  the  Pontiac,  appear 
astonishingly  high  but  for  the  propinquity  of  the  Manhattan,  which  lifts  its 
broad  shoulders,  like  a  grain  elevator,  for  sixteen  stories  near  by. 

With  regard  to  the  use  of  elevators,  nothing  but  actual  experiment  will 
enable  the  tenant  to  know  whether  he  will  be  jostled  by  crowds,  kept  waiting 
by  slow  service,  or  gratified  by  the  presence  of  a  waiting  elevator  always  at  his 
command.  But  when  the  elevators  are  rarely  full  and  ever  ready  a  feeling  of 
loneliness  pervades  the  building,  and  it  is  counted  unpopular  or  ill-starred. 
Often  the  situation  is  most  uncomfortable  where  there  are  the  most  elevators, 
yet  the  presence  of  a  chief  of  elevators  obviates  ordinary  evils. 

Other  notable  structures. — Besides  the  Temple  Court  Building,  on  the 
northeast  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Quincy,  and  the  great  steel  structure  rising 
on  the  southeast  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Van  Buren  streets,  the  reader  may  be 
directed  to  fire-proof  structures  in  various  other  places,  among  them  the  Watson 
Building,  at  123-125  La  Salle  Street — once  the  home  of  The  Current,  a  defunct 
literary  journal — a  new  eight-story,  bay-window  edifice,  with  two  elevators;  the 
Stevens  Art  Gallery  Building,  seven  stories  and  two  elevators,  at  24-26  Adams 
Street;  the  Dexter  Building,  at  80-84  Adams  Street,  eight  stories  and  two  ele- 
vators; the  Bort  Building,  at  17-21  Quincy  Street,  eight  stories  and  two  eleva- 
tors; and  the  Open  Board  of  Trade  Building,  on  Pacific  Avenue,  seven  stories 
and  one  elevator;  the Ludington,  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  Harmon  Court;  the 
Van  Buren,  ten  stories  high,  on  Van  Buren  between  Fifth  Avenue  and  Frank- 
lin Street;  the  Kuh,  Nathan  &  Fischer,  on  both  Franklin  and  Van  Buren 


NOTABLE  HIGH   BUILDINGS.  165 

streets;  the  Mayer,  a  large  building  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Franklin  and 
Van  Buren ;  the  Wilson,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Jackson 
Street;  the  Potomac  Apartments,  Michigan  Boulevard  and  Thirtieth  Street; 
the  Isabella,  on  Van  Buren  between  State  and  Wabash,  ten  stories,  with  mosaic 
and  onyx  finish;  and  a  steel  building  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Harrison  and 
Blue  Island  Avenue.  The  Sibley  steel  warehouse  is  at  the  north  end  of  the 
Clark  Street  bridge,  and  new  buildings  rise  far  down  Fifth  Avenue  toward 
the  Grand  Central  Station,  itself  a  marvel  of  solidity  and  liberality,  as  we 
have  shown  in  the  chapter  on  "Arrival."  The  Great  Northern,  Palmer,  Audi- 
torium, and  other  steel  buildings  have  been  treated  as  hotels. 

The  probable  number. — We  have  enumerated  upward  of  seventy  steel, 
stone,  and  pressed  brick  improvements,  any  one  of  which  might  fill  a  commu- 
nity with  pride.  It  would  not  be  far  amiss  to  say  that  there  are  as  many 
more  in  the  city,  though  scattered  over  a  wide  territory.  We  have  but  to  men- 
tion the  colossal  group  at  Wood  and  Harrison  streets,  where  are  collected  the 
steel  Presbyterian  Hospital,  the  Rush  Medical  College,  Marquette  School 
buildings,  Cook  County  Hospital,  the  Dental  College,  the  Homeopathic  College, 
the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  the  School  for  Trained  Nurses,  the 
vast  West  Side  High  School,  two  women's  colleges,  and  a  post-graduate  medi- 
cal school,  covering  together  nearly  eight  ordinary  city  blocks. 

Bibliography. — Nearly  all  the  great  steel  buildings  have  elaborately  printed 
albums,  generally  called  souvenirs,  giving  much  technical  information,  together 
with  plans  of  each  floor.  J.  L.  Bridgford  &  Co.,  84  La  Salle  Street,  have  pub- 
lished several  of  these,  and  can  doubtless  give  information  concerning  all  of 
them.  There  are  souvenirs  of  Masonic  Temple,  Ashland  Block,  Columbus 
Memorial,  Marshall  Field  &  Co.'s  Building  (Wabash  Avenue),  Pullman,  Secu- 
rity Deposit  Company,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  (bulletin  of  the  association  for  October, 
1892),  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Grand  Central  Station,  and  many  others. 


166 


VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO. 


"Wolf  Point  "in  1893. 

The  familiar  and  celebrated  picture  called  ' '  Chicago  in  1830"  deals  with 
the  forks  of  the  Chicago  River  that  are  seen  in  the  picture  on  the  opposite 
page.  The  general  region  was  then  called  "  Wolf  Point."  As  early  as  1778 
Guarie  lived  on  the  West  Side,  and  gave  his  name  to  the  North  Branch,  which 
was  called  ' '  Guarie's."  The  South  Branch  was  known  as  ' '  the  Portage. "  In 
the  clays  of  the  pioneers  there  were  small  taverns  on  all  three  peninsulas. 
Besides  the  historical  significance  of  this  scene,  the  reader  should  note  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Wells  Street  Station  in  the  right  foreground,  and  ascertain  its 
position  relative  to  points  on  the  South  Side,  at  the  left.  See,  "Arrival  in 
Chicago."  The  North,  South,  and  West  sides  are  here  delineated,  and  no  lit- 
eral description  could  bring  them  so  fully  before  the  reader's  mind.  Wells 
Street  on  the  North  Side  becomes  Fifth  Avenue  on  the  South  Side.  South 
Water  Street,  the  grocers'  market  of  the  city,  is  seen  skirting  the  river  at  the 
left.  On  the  point  where  South  Water  unites  with  Lake  Street,  at  Market, 
stood  the  Wigwam,  in  which  Lincoln  was  nominated  in  1860. 


1.  The  North-Western  Building: 
Fronts  180  feet  on  Fifth  Avenue  and  80  feet 
on  Lake  Street,  at  the  northwest  corner.  It 
is  95  feet  high,  or  5  stories  and  basement, 
with  2  passenger  elevators.  The  general 
offices  or  the  Chicago  &  North- Western  Rail- 
way are  in  this  structure,  and  much  has 
been  done  to  conform  the  interior  to  the 
requirements  of  the  day.  The  exterior  is 
of  brick  and  granite.  Erected  in  1883. 

2.    The  Wells  Street  Station, 

At  the  southwest  corner  of  Wells  and  Kin- 
zie  streets,  is  the  terminal  of  the  Chicago 
&  North-Western  Railway  system,  and  it  is 
the  only  one  of  the  six  great  depots  that 
accommodates  the  trains  of  a  single  com- 
pany exclusively.  Suburban  residents  at 
Austin,  Oak  Park,  May  wood,  etc.,  arrive 
here  in  large  numbers  daily.  It  is  only  in 
recent  years  that  the  West  Side  depots  of 
the  North- Western  have  been  abandoned 
and  all  North-Western  trains  brought  to 
Wells  Street.  The  handsome  station  (see 
"Arrival  in  Chicago1')  fronts  188  feet  on 
Wells  and  280  feet  on  Kinzie  Street,  with  a 
general  height  of  80  feet;  but  the  central 
tower  on  Wells  Street  rises  to  188  feet,  and 
holds  a  large  clock.  The  building  has  5 
floors,  one  of  which  is  on  the  level  of  the 
railway-tracks.  The  exterior  is  of  red  brick 
and  Ohio  sandstone,  and  the  5-story  structure 
stands  in  front  of  a  train -shed  which  covers 
12  tracks,  accommodating  90  passenger 
coaches  and  12  locomotives.  About  200  pas- 
senger trains  arrive  and  depart  each  day, 
carrying  about  32,000  people.  The  station 
was  erected  in  1881-82. 


3.  The  Hotel  Le  Grand 
Fronts  80  feet  on  Kinzie  and  40  feet  on  Wells 
Street,  at  the  northwest  corner.  It  is  75  feet 
high,  divided  in  5  stories.  The  exterior  is 
brick  and  cut-stone,  with  modern  light  orna- 
mentation. There  are  125  rooms  for  rent 
without  board,  and  a  restaurant  is  run  in 
the  building.  Erected  in  1889. 

4.  The  Air  Line  Elevator, 
West  of  the  Kinzie  Street  Station,  holds  700,- 
000  bushels  of  grain.  It  is  260  feet  long,  90 
feet  wide,  and  130  feet  high,  and  was  erected 
in  1872  on  the  site  of  the  Munger  &  Armour 
Elevator,  which  burned  soon  after  the 
Great  Fire.  The  exterior  is  of  brick,  slate, 
and  iron. 

5.  The  Lumbermen's  Exchange  Building- 
Fronts  80  feet  on  South  Water  and  30  feet  on 
Franklin  Street,  at  the  northeast  corner.  It 
is  an  old-style  brick,  50  feet  high,  3  stories 
and  basement.  This  part  of  the  river  was 
for  years  the  lumber  market,  and  here  lake 
craft  tied  up,  awaiting  a  sale,  hence,  the 
Lumbermen's  Exchange.  Erected  in  1873. 

6.  The  G-arrett  Building: 
Fronts  140  feet  on  Lake  and  200  on  Market 
Street,  at  the  southeast  corner.  It  is  an  old- 
style  brick,  65  feet  high,  with  4  stories,  and 
is  occupied  by  iron  and  steel  dealers,  flour 
merchants,  and  other  heavy  firms.  It  was 
erected  in  1871. 

7.    The  Lind  Block, 

Celebrated  for  its  escape  from  the  Great 
Fire  of  1871 ,  fronts  82  feet  on  Randolph  and 
94  feet  on  Market  Street,  at  the  northwest 
corner.  It  is  90  feet  high,  with  7  stories  and 
basement,  and  is  a  building  of  the  style  of 


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VIEWS   OF  CHICAGO. 


the  sixties.  Its  history  has  been  uncom- 
monly variable,  and  it  has  been  by  turns  the 
center  of  active  trade,  and  then  the  secure 
retreat  of  manufacturers,  machinists,  and 
patent-makers.  The  Arbeiter  Zeitung  is 
published  here,  and  it  was  this  paper  which 
printed  the  word  "  Ruhe  "  in  its  columns  as 
a  signal  for  the  Haymarket  bomb-throwing. 

8.  The  TTllman  Building 
Fronts  80  feet  on  Lake  and  130  feet  on  Mar- 
ket, at  the  southwest  corner,  and  stands 
well  in  view  at  the  foot  of  the  Lake  Street 
bridge.  It  is  an  old-style  4-story  brick 
building,  TO  feet  high,  occupied  by  manu- 
facturers, labor  agents,  ship-chandlers,  and 
manufacturers'  agents.  It  was  erected  in 
1875. 

9.  Davidson  &  Sons'  Building 
Is  on  the  North  Side,  at  the  foot  of  North 
Market  Street.  It  fronts  150  feet  on  the 
latter  street,  and  is  80  feet  deep,  with  a 
warehouse  of  the  same  dimensions  one  story 
in  height.  The  main  building  is  a  5-story 
brick,  75  feet  high,  the  first  three  floors 
and  warehouse  being  occupied  by  Davidson 
&  Sons,  manufacturers  and  importers  of 
marble,  granite,  etc.  On  the  fourth  floor 
are  the  offices  of  the  Peabody  Coal  Company, 
the  fifth  being  occupied  by  Smith  &  Webster, 
plumbers1  supplies.  Erected  in  1872. 

1O.    The  Fulton  Elevator, 
Across  the  North  Branch,  on  Canal  Street, 


is  78  feet  wide,  150  feet  deep,  and  100  feet 
high.  It  holds  400,000  bushels  of  grain,  and 
ships  by  rail  and  water.  The  exterior  is  of 
brick,  slate,  and  iron.  It  was  erected  in 
1873. 

11.  The  St.  Paul  Elevator, 
Next  south  on  Canal  Street,  is  100  feet  wide, 
200  feet  deep,  and  135  feet  high,  with  a 
capacity  of  1,000,000  bushels.  Its  exterior  is 
of  brick  and  iron.  These  elevators  are  as 
high  as  10-story  buildings.  Erected  iii  1879. 

12-13.  Produce  Cold  Storage  Exchange 
Occupies  two  buildings  at  1-13  West  Lake 
Street.  The  new  building,  No.  12,  is  85  feet 
wide,  200  feet  deep,  and  95  feet  high.  The 
walls  are  of  pressed  brick  and  steel.  This 
building  marked  an  improvement  in  modern 
methods  of  refrigeration,  and  vastly  reduced 
the  cost  of  keeping  meats,  fruits,  and  vege- 
tables. Erected  in  1890.  To  the  front  of  this 
stands  the  old  building,  No.  13, 70  feet  square 
and  6  stories  high. 

14.  The  Star  and  Crescent  Mills, 
Established  1868,  at  the  west  end  of  Ran- 
dolph Street  bridge,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
street,  are  90  feet  wide,  122  feet  deep,  and  72 
feet  high,  with  6  stories.  This  property  is  a 
landmark  on  the  street,  and  for  many  years 
has  been  the  scene  of  unending  industry, 
night  and  day.  Wheat,  oats,  corn,  and 
buckwheat  are  ground.  Cost,  $300,000. 


THE  UNION  STOCK  YARDS. 


The  Stock  Yards  offer  to  many  visitors,  particularly  farmers,  the  strongest 
permanent  attractions  of  Chicago.  Mayor  Harrison  has  declared,  also,  that 
English  tourists  are  prone  to  go  there,  and  the  mayor  is  borne  out  by  the 
fact  that  when  Rudyard  Kipling  set  out  to  speak  ill  of  the  Garden  City,  he  took 
the  Stock  Yards  for  his  text  and  the  wicked  leader-steer  for  his  realization  of 
the  behavior  of  Judas.  It  should  be  said  of  the  Chicagoans  that  not  one  in  a 
hundred  has  ever  seen  the  things  to  be  carefully  and  accurately  described  here, 
but  that  none  except  conscientious  vegetarians  are  averse  to  labors  which  ben- 
efit the  whole  human  world  so  greatly. 

Location  and  area. — The  Stock  Yards  and  packing-house  district  is 
located  in  the  southwest  portion  of  the  city,  in  what  is  commonly  called  the 

Town  of  Lake.  It  is  bounded 
on  the  north  by  Fortieth  Street, 
south  by  Forty-seventh  Street, 
east  by  Halsted  Street,  and  west 
by  Ashland  Avenue.  Of  this 
area  about  420  acres  are  covered 
by  the  pens,  sheds,  buildings, 
and  railway-tracks  of  the  Union 
Stock  Yards.  If  you  wish  to 
pay  a  visit  to  these  yards  and 
follow  the  food-animal  from  the 
time  it  is  unloaded  from  the  cars 
until  it  is  transformed  into  beef, 
mutton,  or  mess  pork,  you  can 
not  err  if  you  attire  yourself  in 
your  oldest  garments,  taking 
care  to  slip  on  a  pair  of  thick 
boots  to  protect  your  feet  from 
the  running  streams  of  blood 
that  cover  the  floors  of  the  pack- 
ing-house. It  will  be  a  good  idea  to  eat  a  hearty  meal  before  entering  these 
immense  houses  of  slaughter,  as  the  sight  of  so  much  blood  and  the  dying  cries 
of  the  animals  are  likely  to  tax  an  empty  or  weak  stomach. 

Routes. — There  are  several  ways  of  reaching  the  yards — by  the  State  Street 
cable-cars,  Elevated  trains,  and  by  the  suburban  trains  of  the  Lake  Shore  Rail- 
way from  the  Van  Buren  Street  Station.  The  Elevated  and  cable  lines  are  the 
most  popular  as  well  as  the  cheapest.  Transfers  are  given  by  the  conductors 

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170  THE   UNION   STOCK   YARDS. 

on  the  cable-cars  which  are  good  on  the  Stock  Yards  horse-car  line  at  Thirty- 
ninth  Street,  running  westward,  and  leaving  passengers  near  the  main  entrance 
at  the  intersection  of  Exchange  and  Dexter  Park  aveuues.  If  you  choose  the 
Elevated  line,  be  sure  to  get  off  at  the  Thirty-ninth  Street  Station,  where  you 
can  board  the  Stock  Yards  cars  bound  westward.  Two  blocks  south,  near 
Dexter  Park,  are  the  horse  and  mule  markets. 

The  Exchange  Pavilion,  185  x  530  feet,  was  erected  in  1892  at  a  cost  of 
over  $100,000.  It  contains  a  speeding  and  display  track,  36  feet  wide  and  130 
feet  long,  with  three  places  for  timing,  all  covered  by  an  iron  dome  and  sky- 
light. The  amphitheater  accommodates  3,000  people,  every  seat  commanding 
a  fine  view  of  the  track.  It  has  eveiy  modern  convenience,  and  is  the  most 
complete  place  for  selling  and  displaying  horses  and  mules  under  roof  in  the 
world.  All  grades,  colors,  and  kinds  of  horseflesh  are  daily  offered  and  sold 
here,  and  you  will  be  amply  repaid  for  your  short  walk  to  the  pavilion. 

The  entrance  to  the  yards  is  through  a  limestone  arch  forming  the 
main  gate.  As  you  enter  you  will  observe  a  watchman  standing  near  the  door 
of  the  little  building  to  your  left.  He  will  inform  you  that  there  are  no  regu- 
lar guides  to  show  you  through  the  yards;  but  on  being  questioned  closely  he 
will  impart  the  information  that  the  yards  are  divided  into  four  divisions, 
namely,  divisions  A,  B,  C,  and  D,  each  being  arranged  in  blocks.  The  cattle 
you  see  in  each  of  the  separate  pens  belong,  as  a  rule,  to  different  owners, 
although  the  stock  of  one  shipper  may  sometimes  occupy  four,  five,  or  six  pens. 
In  some  cases  the  cattle  are  arranged  in  pens  according  to  their  grade  or  sex. 
He  will  also  tell  you  that  the  yards  contain  twenty  miles  of  streets,  twenty 
miles  of  water-troughs,  fifty  miles  of  feeding-troughs,  seventy-five  miles 
of  water  and  drainage  pipes,  five  artesian  wells,  and  eighty-seven  miles  of  rail- 
way-tracks, the  whole  cost  of  which  was  $4,000,000. 

The  Stock  Exchange. — Proceeding  westward  you  reach  a  low  rambling 
brick  building  around  which  is  gathered  a  great  crowd  of  stockmen,  shippers, 
and  drovers.  This  is  the  Stock  Exchange,  where,  during  the  last  twenty-seven 
years,  millions  of  dollars  have  changed  hands  in  live-stock  transactions.  On 
the  wall  to  your  left  as  you  enter  the  main  doorway  are  the  large  bulletin- 
boards,  on  which  are  posted  the  daily  receipts  and  shipments  of  the  twenty  dif- 
ferent railway-lines  entering  the  yards.  Here,  too,  you  may  by  chance  catch 
a  glimpse  of  the  typical  cowboy,  attired  in  high  boots,  large  spurs,  and  broad- 
brimmed  white  felt  hat  with  leathern  trimmings.  He  is  leading  a  party  of 
drovers,  or  "cow-punchers,"  to  an  adjoining  bar-room.  In  the  Exchange 
Building  are  about  100  offices,  all  occupied  by  live-stock  commission  mer 
chants,  railway  agents,  and  the  Stock  Yards  officials. 

A  bird's-eye  view. — As  you  leave  this  building,  to  the  right,  some  twc 
blocks  distant,  is  the  Water  Tower,  which  is  open  to  visitors.  At  its  summi 
an  excellent  bird's-eye  view  of  the  entire  yards  may  be  obtained. 


THE   UNION   STOCK   YARDS.  171 

The  packing-houses  are  close  at  hand,  and,  proceeding  carefully  along 
the  main  avenue — as  the  thoroughfare  is  sometimes  made  dangerous  by  the 
rush  of  the  Texas  steer,  closely  pursued  by  flying  horsemen — you  are  now  at 
the  street  on  which,  one  block  south,  are  located  the  works  of  the  Armour 
Packing  Company,  the  largest  concern  of  its  kind  in  the  world.  On  applica- 
tion to  the  superintendent's  office  you  will  be  furnished  a  uniformed  guide, 
free  of  charge,  who  will  conduct  you  through  the  establishment  and  point  out 
all  the  special  objects  ^of  interest.  He  will  lead  the  way  across  au  elevated 
stairway  to  the  north  door  of 

The  pork  slaughtering-house. — You  will  first  be  shown  the. hogs  as 
they  are  brought  in  from  the  elevated  roadways.  There  are  some  twelve  or 
fifteen  animals  in  a  pen,  which  is  mounted  on  low  wheels.  As  each  of  these 
pens  is  moved  up,  a  muscular  man  seizes  the  hind  leg  of  a  hog,  to  which  he 
quickly  attaches  a  steel  chain  in  the  form  of  a  loop.  This  chain  is  connected 
with  au  overhead  railway.  A  sudden  jerk  is  given,  and  the  animal  is  sus- 
pended and  his  throat  instantly  cut.  The  blood  rushes  forth,  his  cries  grow 
weaker,  there  are  the  final  convulsions,  and  animal  life  is  extinct.  The  car- 
cass passes  through  a  series  of  steel  knives,  so  arranged  as  to  remove  nearly  all 
the  bristles.  It  is  again  suspended  and  moves  rapidly  toward  the  dissecting- 
room.  Only  six  strokes  of  the  cleaver  are  necessary  to  divide  the  meat  into 
hams,  shoulders,  and  siding.  In  about  three  minutes  from  the  time  the  hog  is 
first  suspended  his  tenderloins  are  boxed  and  ready  for  delivery. 

Killing  beeves. — Next  you  will  be  conducted  across  the  tracks  of  the 
electric  elevated  railway  to  the  beef-killing  department.  The  cattle  are  first 
driven  into  movable  pens,  only  large  enough  to  accommodate  two  head  at  one 
time.  By  a  simple  contrivance  their  heads  are  forced  up  to  a  level  with  the 
top  of  the  pen.  Along  the  sides  of  these  pens  are  stationed  men  armed  with 
large  steel  hammers,  who  deal  their  victims  terrific  blows  between  the  eyes, 
causing  immediate  insensibility  and  a  practically  painless  death.  The  animal 
is  hurriedly  suspended,  its  throat  cut,  the  hide  partly  split,  and  thorough 
hemorrhage  follows.  In  a  short  time  the  carcass  is  let  down  to  the  floor,  its 
hide  taken  off,  and  viscera  removed,  when  it  is  again  hung,  cut  into  halves, 
and  run  along  the  overhead  railway  to  the  large  cooling-rooms. 

Sheep-killing. — You  are  now  led  through  a  number  of  doors  and  stair- 
ways to  the  large  room  where  immense  numbers  of  sheep  are  annually  killed. 
Like  the  hogs,  they  are  first  hung,  their  throats  cut,  pelts  removed  (care  being 
taken  that  the  wool  does  not  touch  the  meat),  and  then  the  carcass  is  washed 
and  tagged  ready  for  the  market. 

The  Jews.— Lastly  your  guide  will  show  you  the  quarters  on  the  ground 
floor  where  the  Jews  kill  their  beef.  It  is  a  religious  belief  with  this  race 
that  all  their  meat  should  be  examined,  approved,  and  killed  by  a  rabbi.  Here 
you  see  a  low  heavy-set  man,  with  long  black  beard  and  a  solemn  air.  The 


172  THE   UNION  STOCK  YAEDS. 

stock  selected  for  slaughter  is  brought  into  the  room  by  a  long  rope,  which  is 
passed  through  a  steel  ring  fastened  firmly  to  the  floor.  The  rope  is  tighily 
drawn,  thus  pinioning  the  animal's  head,  and  making  it  helpless.  One  of  the 
helpers  fastens  another  rope  to  one  of  the  hind  legs,  the  creature  is  partly 
raised  up,  its  mouth  is  forced  open,  and  the  rabbi,  who  in  the  meantime  has 
most  thoroughly  washed  and  resharpened  his  huge  knife,  approaches,  and 
with  one  stroke  of  his  weapon  severs  the  jugular  veins.  The  carcass  is  then 
hung,  and  left  until  it  has  bled  thoroughly.  In  this  room,  afar  from  the  cries 
of  the  desecrating  hog,  many  hundreds  of  cattle  are  thus  slaughtered. 

History  and  statistics.— In  the  fall  of  1832  G.  W.  Dole  slaughtered  the 
first  lot  of  cattle  ever  packed  in  the  county.  They  numbered  200  head,  and 
cost  $2.75  per  cwt.  About  350  hogs,  costing  $3.00  per  cwt.,  were  slaughtered 
and  killed  at  the  same  time.  The  old  Bull's  Head  Stock  Yards,  at  the  corner 
of  Madison  Street  and  Ogden  Avenue,  were  opened  in  1848,  and  gave  to  Chi- 
cago its  first  regular  live-stock  yards.  The  Union  Stock  Yards  began  busi- 
ness in  December,  1865,  and  had  up  to  1893  handled  a  grand  total  of  265,134,- 
835  head  of  live  stock.  The  secretary's  report  for  the  year  ending  December 
81,  1892,  shows  that  the  receipts  of  that  year  were  as  follows:  Cattle, 
3,571,796;  calves,  197,576;  hogs,  7,714,435;  sheep,  2,145,079;  horses,  86,448; 
mules,  550;  a  grand  total  of  13,715,884  head.  The  shipments  were:  Cattle, 
1,121,675;  calves,  31,004;  hogs,  2,926,145;  sheep,  488,368;  horses,  74,255;  mules, 
113;  a  grand  total  of  4  636,560  head.  The  estimated  valuation  of  stock  during 
1892  reached  the  enormous  amount  of  $253,836,502.  It  required  310,560  cars 
to  bring  the  stock  to  Chicago,  and  99,600  to  remove  the  exports.  The  receipts 
for  1892  show  an  increase  of  half  a  million  head  over  those  of  1891.  Of  the 
grand  total  received  at  these  yards,  2,450,121  cattle,  166,572  calves,  4,788,290 
hogs,  and  1,661,711  sheep  were  slaughtered  by  the  packing-houses  and  city 
butchers.  Armour's  Packing-house  was  established  in  1867.  There  are  killed 
daily  by  this  concern  11,000  hogs,  4,500  cattle,  and  2,500  sheep.  Nothing  is 
wasted;  fertilizer,  glue,  pepsin,  and  beef  extract  being  manufactured  from  the 
parts  of  the  carcass  that  can  not  be  used  for  food.  There  are  a  number  of 
other  large  packing-houses  that  can  be  visited,  where  every  courtesy  is  offered. 
The  sights  are  similar  in  all. 


STREETS,  PARKS,  RESIDENCES,  ETC. 

Should  the  visitor  or  resident  take  a  carriage  or  other  conveyance  for  the 
purpose  of  seeing  the  public  attractions  of  Chicago,  he  should  choose  one  of 
three  drives  or  general  routes.  Supposing  that  the  reader  selects  his  own  con- 
veyance, and  in  the  three  large  divisions  which  follow — the  North,  the  West, 
and  the  South  sides — we  will  describe  the  streets,  residences,  monuments, 
parks,  and  cemeteries  along  the  route,  omitting  only  detailed  descriptions  of 
the  churches,  which,  like  the  high  steel  buildings  and  some  other  striking 
features  of  the  city,  have  been  separately  treated. 

NORTH  SIDE. 


WASHINGTON  SQUARE — LOOKING  NORTHEAST. 

This  division  of  Chicago  was  once  a  thick  grove  of  trees.  It  now  contains 
the  chief  permanent  attractions  of  the  city  in  Lincoln  Park,  the  Sheridan 
Drive,  the  Waterworks,  the  Newberry  Library,  the  Chicago  Historical  Society's 
building,  and  some  of  the  finest  private  residences  in  America.  In  the  accom- 
panying map  the  route  has  been  carefully  and  accurately  traced.  Leaving 

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the  Post  Office  carriage-stand,  where  a  conveyance  may  be  conveniently  hired, 
the  route  is  east  on  Jackson  Street  to  Michigan  Boulevard.  At  Jackson  and 
Dearborn  streets  note  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Monadnock,  and  the  Great 
Northern  Hotel,  as  well  as  the  view  down  Dearborn  Street.  At  the  southwest 
corner  of  Michigan  Boulevard  we  come  to  the  Pullman  Building.  Turning 
north  on  Michigan  Boulevard,  the  new  Art  Institute  is  at  the  foot  of  Adams 
Street  on  the  right,  the  Athletic  Association  Building  is  the  sky-scraper  on  the 
left,  and  the  new  Public  Library  is  the  imposing  structure  on  the  left, 
between  Washington  and  Randolph.  Here  we  enter  the  wholesa\e  grocery  and 
hardware  district  of  the  city.  Spragues,  Warner  &  Griswold  are  at  the  north 
end  of  the  library,  and  we  now  continue  to  the  juncture  of  River  Street  by 
way  of  Michigan.  Avenue,  as  the  thoroughfare  is  here  called. 

Fort  Dearborn. — Every  vestige  of  the  fortification  has  long  since  van- 
ished. Just  before  crossing  the  Rush  Street  bridge,  on  the  way  north,  we 
pause  at  the  corner  (southwest)  of  River 
Street  and  Michigan  Avenue  to  read  the  fol- 
lowing inscription  on  a  memorial  tablet  in  the 
walls  of  a  building: 

"This  building  occupies  the  site  of  the 
old  Fort  Dearborn,  which  extended  a  little 
across  Michigan  Avenue,  and  somewhat  into 
the  river  as  it  now  is.  The  fort  was  built  in 
1803  and  in  1804,  forming  our  outmost  defense. 
By  order  of  General  Hull,  it  was  evacuated 
August  15, 1812,  after  its  stores  and  provisions 
had  been  distributed  among  the  Indians. 
Very  soon  after  the  Indians  attacked  and 
massacred  about  fifty  of  the  troops  and  a 
number  of  citizens,  including  women  and 
children,  and  the  next  day  burnt  the  fort.  In 
1816  it  was  rebuilt,  but  after  the  Black  Hawk 
War  went  into  gradual  disuse,  and  in  May, 
1837,  was  abandoned  by  the  army,  but  was 
occupied  by  various  Government  officers  until 
1857,  when  it  was  torn  down,  except  a 
single  building,  which  stood  upon  this  site 
till  the  Great  Fire  of  October  9, 1871.  At  the 
suggestion  of  the  Chicago  Historical  Society, 
this  tablet  was  erected  by  W.  M.  Hoyt,  NORTH  SIDE  DRIVE. 

November,  1880."  This  was  unveiled  with  imposing  civic  ceremonies  May 
21,  1881,  ex-Mayor  Hon.  John  Wentworth  being  the  orator  of  the  day. 

The  Goodrich  docks  are  at  the  east  of  the  bridge,  on  the  south  side  of 
the  river.    This  was  the  site  of  the  Government  burial-grounds  in  the  early 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC.  175 

days.  Here  is  an  important  place  of  arrival  in  Chicago,  second  only  to  the 
depots,  where  thousands  of  travelers  from  the  lake  ports  are  landed. 

The  Rush  Street  bridge  has  a  history  which  is  given  in  our  first  chapter. 
It  is  now  the  longest  single  swinging-span  bridge  in  America.  A  good  view 
of  the  harbor  may  be  had  from  this  bridge. 

The  Central  Warehouse,  at  the  north  end  of  Rush  Street  bridge,  on  the 
west  side  of  Rush  Street,  which  we  now  enter,  stands  on  the  site  of  the  old- 
est landing-place  on  the  Chicago  River.  This  was  formerly  the  rope-ferry 
slip.  Kirk's  soap  factory  is  at  the  right,  east  of  Rush,  on  the  river. 

Site  of  John  Kinzie's  mansion. — Just  across  the  railroad-tracks,  north  of 
the  Central  Warehouse,  on  the  northwest  street-corner,  is  the  site  of  the 
residence  of  Chicago's  first  white  settler.  The  Kinzie  mansion  occupies  an 
important  place  in  local  history. 

Site  of  the  old  Lake  House. — The  large  brick  building  to  the  right, 
where  the  old  Lake  House  once  stood — now  occupied  by  a  tobacco  firm — is 
another  point  of  leading  historical  importance. 

The  Virginia  and  Granada. — Proceeding  northward  on  Rush  Street,  at 
Ontario  Street  two  high-class  family  hotels  are  reached.  The  Virginia,  on  the 
northwest  corner,  is  a  ten-story  steel  structure,  elsewhere  described.  The 
Granada,  a  seven-story  building,  is  on  the  southwest  corner,  and  opposite  the 
Virginia  Hotel  are  the  Marquette  and  Charlevoix  apartments.  Westward  from 
this  crossing  is  the  building  of  the  Historical  Society. 

Joseph  Medill. — On  the  northeast  corner  of  Ontario  and  Cass  streets  is  the 
palatial  city  home  of  Joseph  Medill,  the  veteran  editor  of  the  Chicago  Tribune, 
and  dean  of  his  profession  in  America.  His  winter  home  is  at  Pasadena,  Cal. 
The  exterior  of  the  house  is  built  entirely  of  brownstone,  heavy  pillars  sup- 
porting the  main  entrance,  which  faces  Cass  Street;  and  handsome  grounds, 
tastefully  ornamented,  surround  the  residence. 

Lambert  Tree. — On  the  southwest  corner  of  Ontario  and  Cass  streets  is 
the  residence  of  ex-Minister  Lambert  Tree.  The  surroundings  and  artistic 
architecture  make  this  one  of  the  handsomest  homes  on  the  North  Side.  It  is 
of  Connecticut  sandstone,  with  low  rambling  roof  and  high  windows. 

The  Ontario  Hotel,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  State  and  Ontario  streets, 
was  one  of  the  first  fashionable  apartment  structures  in  the  city,  and  second 
in  date  only  to  the  Beaurivage  (the  present  Victoria).  It  is  a  six-story  building, 
with  walls  of  brick  and  cut-stone. 

THE  CHICAGO  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

History. — The  Chicago  Historical  Society  is  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
Dearborn  Avenue  and  Ontario  Street.  All  good  guides  of  Chicago  must 
have  as  a  foundation  the  stores  of  precious  information  which  have  been 


176  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

gathered  in  this  building  by  self -forgetful  men  and  women.  Here  Long  John 
Wentworth  and  John  Young  Scammon  fought  their  life-long  battle  of  words, 
and  here  the  late  venerable  Albert  D.  Hager  toiled  as  a  devoted  secretary,  the 
picture  of  a  satisfied  and  contented  man.  He  it  was  who  at  his  own  expense 
put  the  tablet  on  the  house  at  137  De  Koven  Street,  the  lot  on  which  the  Great 
Fire  began.  His  successor,  John  Moses,  follows  established  precedent,  and 
receives  visitors  with  distinguished  courtesy.  On  Ihis  corner  the  library  and 
museum  of  the  society  perished  in  the  Great  Fire,  and  here  the  draft  of  Lincoln's 
Proclamation  of  Emancipation  was  destroyed.  One  hundred  thousand  books 
were  burned.  The  resurrection  of  records,  restoration  of  newspaper  files,  and 
collation  of  authentic  evidence  regarding  early  Chicago  will  commend  them- 
selves to  the  lover  of  history.  This  institution  dates  from  1856,  and  its  early 
years  were  attended  with  considerable  outlay,  so  that  the  Great  Fire  left  it 
$13,500  in  debt.  For  several  years  it  had  no  home,  and  its  collections  were 
again  burned  in  the  big  fire  of  July  14,  1874,  recorded  in  our  chapter  on  ' '  His- 
tory." The  main  particulars  of  the  society's  existence  may  be  learned  in 
Andreas'  "History  of  Chicago,"  third  volume,  page  410,  and  it  is  sufficient  to 
here  note  that  bequests  and  donations  have  been  made  by  hundreds  of  persons; 
the  most  generous  by  Mrs.  Gilpin  and  John  Crerar.  The  Fort  Dearborn  tablet 
was  the  work  of  this  society.  The  longer  one  stays  in  Chicago,  the  more 
importance  this  institution  is  likely  to  acquire  in  his  estimation. 

Architecture. — The  new  granite  building,  designed  by  Henry  Ives  Cobb, 
is  one  of  the  handsomest  in  the  city.  Its  general  ground  dimensions  are  120 
feet  on  Dearborn  Avenue  by  100  feet  on  Ontario  Street,  but  there  is  a  court  at 
the  northwest  corner.  It  is  only  two  stories  and  a  basement  in  height,  but  its 
steep  roofs  make  its  greatest  height  80  feet.  It  has  a  large  gable  in  the  center  of 
the  Dearborn  Avenue  front,  under  which  is  the  main  entrance,  and  another  at 
the  west  end  of  the  Ontario  Street  front,  to  emphasize  the  location  of  the 
Gilpin  Library.  The  windows  on  the  first  story  are  very  wide,  and  only  four 
in  number,  while  those  on  the  second  story  are  numerous,  arched,  and  con- 
nected. The  material  used  is  Wisconsin  rock-faced  red  granite  for  the  fronts 
and  steel  for  the  interior.  It  was  designed  to  be  as  comp^tely  fire-proof  as  pos- 
sible. The  entrance  is  broad  and  simple,  and  leads  directly  into  a  spacious 
hall,  lighted  by  a  dome.  In  the  basement  are  a  hall  28  x  33  feet  in  size,  store- 
rooms, supper  and  waiting  rooms,  cloak  and  toilet  rooms,  and  in  the  rear  heat- 
ing apparatus.  On  the  first  floor  are  the  secretary's  office,  the  reception  and 
reading  rooms,  the  picture-gallery,  the  John  Crerar  lecture-room,  and  the  Gilpin 
Library,  which  is  a  single  room  two  stories  in  height,  with  a  gallery  extending 
across  the  west  end  of  the  building.  On  the  second  floor  are  the  museum,  the 
directors'  room,  a  work-room,  and  an  art-gallery.  The  building  was  begun 
August  13,  1S92.  The  corner-stone  is  a  massive  affair,  6x2x2  feet  in  size,  in 
the  third  course,  at  the  street-corner,  with  its  long  dimension  on  Ontario  Street. 
The  building  cost,  exclusive  of  the  ground,  $150,000. 


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NORTH    ON    DEARBORN    AVENUE. 

The  Mentone,  a  family  hotel,  is  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Erie  Street  and 
Dearborn  Avenue,  just  north  of  the  Historical  Society's  building.  It  was  built 
by  L.  W.  Yaggy,  one  of  the  earliest  of  the  subscription-book  men,  represent- 
ing a  small  portion  of  the  profit  arising  from  the  sale  of  the  "  Royal  Path  of 
Life."  The  fa9ades  of  this  building  are  of  green  sandstone,  which  was  here 
perhaps  first  used  in  this  city. 

Erie  Street. — Here  we  turn  eastward  in  order  to  reach  Cass  Street, 
where,  at  the  southwest  corner,  or  No.  312,  is  the  residence  of  R.  R.  Cable, 
president  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway.  He  lives  in  a  beau- 
tiful three-story  pink  Kasota  sandstone  residence,  with  handsome  arched 
entrance  and  noticeable  roof.  Opposite,  at  No.  311,  is  the  three-story  brick 
and  cut-stone  residence  of  the  Rev.  Father  P.  J.  Muldoon,  chancellor  of  the 
Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Name,  near  by. 

Cass  Street  and  St.  James  Church. — Passing,  at  No.  317,  the  handsome 
graystone  residence  of  S.  M.  Nickerson,  a  retired  president  of  the  First 
National  Bank,  we  reach,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Huron  Street,  the  Epis- 
copal Church  of  St.  James,  celebrated  for  the  distinguished  character  of  its 
communicants  and  the  long  and  honorable  history  of  its  congregation. 
The  church  is  built  of  rough-hewn  limestone,  the  bell-tower  rising  to  a  height 
of  135  feet,  and  containing  a  beautiful  chime.  The  rector  of  St.  James  is 
the  Rev.  Floyd  Tomkins,  Jr. 

East  on  Huron  to  Pine. — Turning  eastward  at  Huron,  we  pass  two  of  the 
most  noted  mansions  in  Chicago.  On  the  northeast  corner  of  Huron  and  Cass 
streets  is  the  home  of  Mrs.  Martha  Rumsey,  widow  of  the  late  Julian  S.  Rum- 
sey,  once  mayor  of  Chicago.  Farther  eastward,  at  321  Huron  Street,  is  a 
three-story  brownstone  residence,  with  massive  doorway  and  steps,  which  is 
the  city  home  of  Cyrus  H.  McCormick,  president  of  the  harvester  company, 
and  son  of  the  late  millionaire  and  inventor.  We  pass,  at  148  Rush  Street, 
the  residence  of  E.  T.  Watkins,  the  genial  ex-president  of  the  Chicago  Gas 
Light  &  Coke  Co.,  and  at  151  Rush  Street  is  the  imposing  mansion  of  Henry 
W.  King,  the  wholesale  clothier. 

The  McCormick  mansion. — Standing  in  the  center  of  large  and  taste- 
fully ornamented  grounds,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Huron  and  Rush  streets, 
is  the  celebrated  home  of  Mrs.  Nettie  F.  McCormick,  widow  of  the  late  Cyrus 
H.  McCormick,  the  millionaire  above  mentioned.  This  has  always  been  a 
hospitable  and  representative  Presbyterian  home,  where  many  successful  plans 
of  education  and  charity  have  had  their  origin. 

The  Perry  H.  Smith  mansion. — At  Pine  Street— where  we  turn  north- 
on  the  northwest  corner,  was  the  residence  of  the  late  Perry  H.  Smith,  in  his 
time  the  leader  of  Chicago's  society.  Here  he  had  gathered  a  remarkable 
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Napoleonic  library.  The  Grand  Duke  Alexis,  General  Grant,  General  Sheri- 
dan, General  Sherman,  and  many  other  famous  men  were  handsomely  enter- 
tained here,  and  this  house  was  regarded  as  an  ideal  home  of  luxury  and  ele- 
gance. The  great  space  given  to  the  commanding  entrance,  it  was  said,  gave 
sunlight  to  every  room  in  the  house. 

North  on  Pine  Street  from  Huron.— At  No.  115  Pine  Street  lives  W.  F. 
Dummer,  vice-president  of  the  Northwestern  National  Bank.  On  the  south- 
west corner  of  Superior  Street  is  the  massive  stone  residence  of  W.  S.  McCrea, 
a  grain  merchant.  It  has  a  towering  bay-window  and  Mansard  roof.  At  303 
Superior  Street,  eastward  from  our  route,  Professor  Swing  lived  for  many 
years.  On  the  northeast  corner  of  Pine  and  Superior  streets  is  the  home  of 
Frederick  H.  Winston,  ex  minister  to  Persia — a  three-story  brownstone  struct- 
ure, with  Mansard  roof. 

The  Kinzie,  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Chicago  Avenue  and  Pine  Street, 
faces  the  Waterworks.  It  is  a  six-story  structure,  with  walls  of  granite,  brick, 
and  terra  cotta,  a  high  spire  rising  on  its  corner. 

The  Waterworks,  at  Pine  Street  and  Chicago  Avenue.  We  have  alluded 
to  this  attraction  in  our  chapter  on  "Amusements."  Time  was  when  this 
building  contained  Chicago's  only  real  "lion."  It  then  had  no  steel  buildings, 
Auditorium,  electric  lights,  libraries,  great  parks,  or  World's  Fair.  Here 
may  be  seen  $1,000,000  worth  of  magnificent  machinery. 

The  Farwell  residences. — Passing  through  the  grounds  of  the  Water- 
works, we  issue  on  Pearson  Street,  where  we  turn  westward  for  a  square.  On 
the  north  side  of  Pearson  Street,  at  No.  99,  is  the  home  of  ex-Senator  Charles 
B.  Farwell,  president  of  the  corporation  of  John  V.  Farwell  &  Co.  It  is  built 
of  artesian-well  stone,  red  pressed  brick,  and  brown  sandstone,  three  stories  in 
height,  with  Mansard  roof.  The  next  house,  No.  109,  is  the  residence  of  John 
V.  Farwell,  the  well-known  Chicago  millionaire,  and  is  built  of  artesian-well 
stone.  Both  these  mansions  have  commanding  situations  and  are  among  the 
richest  residences  in  the  city. 

Tower  Place. — This  is  the  name  of  the  court  on  the  west  side  of  the  Water- 
works grounds,  turning  south.  At  No.  4  we  reach  the  Chicago  home  of  L.  Z. 
Leiter,  capitalist,  and  former  partner  of  Marshall  Field.  At  No.  1  Tower 
Place,  in  a  mansion  of  Bedford  stone,  four  stories  high,  lives  E.  S.  Isham, 
attorney.  Continuing  southward  from  Chicago  Avenue,  by  way  of  Rush 
Street,  we  reach  Superior  Street. 

The  Fourth  Presbyterian  Church  stands  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
Superior  and  Rush  streets.  It  is  built  of  rough-hewn  limestone,  and  is  a  low 
structure  of  its  kind,  with  a  height  of  but  65  feet.  Here  assembles  one  of  the 
most  notable  Presbyterian  congregations  of  the  city.  Among  its  prominent 
pastors  have  been  Professor  Swing  and  Dr.  Herrick  Johnson,  and  for  many 
years  the  Rev.  M.  Woolsey  Stryker,  D.  D.,  now  president  of  Hamilton  Col- 


180  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

lege,  -whose  successor  is  the  Rev,  Thomas  C.  Hall,  son  of  Dr.  John  Hall,  the 
popular  New  York  divine. 

Superior  Street. — We  shall  now  reach  Dearborn  Avenue  once  more  by 
going  westward  on  Superior.  At  the  southwest  corner,  opposite  the  church, 
at  164  Rush  Street,  is  the  residence  of  Watson  F.  Blair,  a  retired  banker.  It 
is  a  three-story  brownstone  and  brick  mansion,  with  a  unique  entrance.  At  No. 
319  lived  R.  W.  Patterson,  Jr.,  son-in-law  of  Joseph  Medill,  and  practical  head 
of  the  Chicago  Tribune;  at  317,  L.  E.  Crandall,  and  at  149  Cass,  on  the  corner, 
Henry  Claussenius,  Austrian  consul.  At  No.  311  Superior  lives  the  Rev. 
Father  M.  J.  Fitzsimmons,  pastor  of  the  Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Name. 

The  Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Name  fronts  on  State  Street  at  Superior,  on 
the  northeast  corner;  together  with  the  parish  house  and  school  and  the  Con 
vent  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  it  occupies  the  square  bounded  by  Chicago  Avenue, 
State,  Cass,  and  Superior  streets.  This  is  perhaps  the  best  example  of  church 
architecture  in  Chicago.  (See  "Churches.") 

The  Rev.  Floyd  Tomkins,  Jr.,  rector  of  the  aristocratic  Episcopal  Church 
of  St.  James,  which  we  have  already  passed,  lives  at  No.  310  Superior  Street. 
Here  we  reach  Dearborn  Avenue,  and  turn  north,  in  order  to  pass  the  New- 
berry  Library,  situated  on  Washington  Square. 

Dearborn  Avenue  from  Superior  Street. — This  is  a  region  thickly  inhab- 
ited by  people  of  culture  and  wealth.  At  the  southeast  corner  of  Chicago 
and  Dearborn  avenues  is  the  Hotel  La  Vita,  a  five-story  building  with  granite 
and  cut-stone  walls.  At  256  Dearborn  Avenue  lives  Aldace  F.  Walker,  once 
a  member  of  the  Inter-State  Commerce  Commission,  and  now  a  leading  rail- 
road arbitrator.  At  the  southeast  corner  of  Chestnut  is  the 

Grant  Collegiate  Institute  for  young  ladies.  This  school,  now  in  its 
twenty-fifth  year,  was  originally  known  as  the  Misses  Grant's  Seminary,  the 
name  being  changed  to  the  Grant  Collegiate  Institute,  in  honor  of  its  founders, 
in  1887.  The  building,  especially  designed  for  this  use,  was  erected  in  1879. 
Among  its  present  pupils  is  the  daughter  of  Vice-Presideut  Stevenson . 

Delaware  Place. — The  beautiful  three-story  Queen  Anne  residence  at  No. 
285  Dearborn  Avenue  is  the  home  of  Mrs.  John  H.  Thompson.  At  No.  17 
Delaware  Place,  near  by,  lives  Richard  M.  Hooley,  one  of  the  oldest  and 
most  successful  theatrical  managers  of  the  city. 

The  Union  Club  House  stands  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Washington 
Place,  facing  Washington  Square.  The  edifice  has  a  handsome  entrance  and 
is  built  of  Connecticut  brownstone,  three  stories  high.  The  society  which 
owns  and  occupies  it  is  described  in  our  chapter  on  "Clubs." 

Washington  Square. — This  is  one  of  the  very  few  small  breathing-places 
in  Chicago.  It  is  shady,  and  is  well  filled  with  nurses  and  invalids  on  hot  days 
and  evenings.  On  its  east  is  the  New  England  Congregational  Church,  the 
Rev.  James  G.  Johnson,  pastor.  Farther  north  is  Unity  Church,  so  long  iden- 


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tified  with  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Robert  Collyer,  from  which  George  C.  Miln 
issued  to  be  a  tragic  actor.  The  Rev.  T.  G.  Milsted  is  now  pastor.  On  the  entire 
north  is  Newberry  Library.  The  boundaries  of  Washington  Square  are  "Wal- 
ton Place  on  the  north,  Dearborn  Avenue  on  the  east,  Washington  Place  on  the 
south,  and  Clark  Street  on  the  west. 

THE   NEWBERRY  LIBRARY. 

Site.— When  the  Great  Fire  swept  entirely  across  northern  Chicago,  in 
leaping  Washington  Square  it  also  leaped  over  a  wooden  house  that  stood  on 
the  site  of  the  new  library.  This  house  was  the  home  of  Mahlon  D.  Ogden, 
and  on  account  of  its  extraordinary  escape  was  for  twenty  years  an  object 
of  interest.  The  library,  owning  the  block,  has  room  for  enlargement  on  its 
north.  It  now  occupies  Walton  Place  between  Dearborn  Avenue  and  Clark 
Street,  a  frontage  of  300  feet,  70  feet  deep. 

The  donor. — In  1868  Walter  L.  Newberry,  a  large  land  owner  on  the 
Norlh  Side,  died,  leaving  a  provision  in  his  will  that  upon  the  death  of  his 
two  daughters  without  issue,  and  that  also  of  his  widow,  one-half  of  his  estate 
should  go  to  found  a  reference  library  on  the  North  Side.  It  so  happened  a 
daughter  died  childless  in  1874,  and  the  other  died  childless  in  1876 ;  the  widow 
lingered,  however,  till  1885.  Thus,  after  nearly  twenty  years,  by  a  strange 
coincidence,  the  land  became  devoted  to  a  public  purpose,  and  by  this  time  it 
was  held  to  be  worth  $2, 500, 000. 

Architecture. — The  material  used  in  the  new  library  is  all  fire-proof. 
The  exterior  is  of  Branford  (Conn.)  granite,  rough-lu-wn  for  the  first  story, 
and  dressed  for  the  remaining  four  stories.  The  cornice  is  highly  orna- 
mented, and  surmounted  with  Doric  trimmings.  The  entrance  on  Walton 
Place  is  of  striking  architectural  beauty,  the  Romanesque  arches  and  cluste-ed 
columns  of  the  triple  portal  being  especially  handsome.  Henry  Ives  Cobb 
architect.  Cost,  $850,000. 

Guide. — On  the  first  floor  are  located  the  trustees',  librarians',  and  adminis- 
trative offices,  cloak-rooms,  auditorium,  and  the  bibliographical  exhibit.  The 
upper  stories  are  divided  into  general  reading  and  shelf-book  rooms,  all  well 
lighted.  Books  relating  to  fine  arts  constitute  one  department,  the  mechanical 
arts  another,  political  economy  and  social  science  a  third,  and  history,  religion, 
and  physical  science  the  remaining  departments.  Each  room  has  the  equip- 
ment of  a  special  library,  and  every  convenience  for  reading  and  study; 
together  with  an  attendant  familiar  with  the  literature  of  that  department,  and 
fully  qualified  to  give  assistance  to  readers.  There  is  a  general  reading-room 
provided  with  encyclopedias,  dictionaries,  and  files  of  periodicals,  where  those 
who  prefer  to  have  books  brought  to  them  can  study  at  leisure.  Each 
room  is  fitted  up  with  reference  to  the  class  of  books  it  contains,  being  30  x  45 


182  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

feet  in  area,  and  furnished  with  reading-tables  12  x  30  feet.  The  volumes  are 
shelved  behind  a  railing,  in  cases  eight  feet  high,  accessible  to  persons  of 
ordinary  stature  without  the  aid  of  steps  or  ladder.  T,he  wall-cases  are  deep 
enough  to  accommodate  folios  and  quartos,  the  central  cases  being  double,  or 
open  on  both  sides,  and  capable  of  holding  royal  octavos  and  smaller  sizes. 
The  capacity  of  each  room  under  this  arrangement  is  27,200  volumes.  There 
are  no  galleries  or  upper  tiers  of  book-cases,  the  space  being  used  for  the  dis- 
tribution of  light  and  air.  The  auditorium,  on  the  first  floor,  has  a  seating 
capacity  of  500  persons.  Here  lectures  on  science,  literature,  and  art  are 
delivered,  and  visiting  professors  may  meet  their  classes  with  the  advantage 
of  superior  facilities  for  reference — a  special  feature  of  the  library.  The 
capacity  of  the  building  is  400,000  volumes. 

William  F.  Poole,  the  librarian,  author  of  "Poole's  Index  to  Periodical 
Literature,"  and  formerly  public  librarian  of  Chicago,  is  one  of  the  most  erudite 
and  noted  librarians  in  America. 

NORTH    FROM    THE    LIBRARY. 

Oak  and  Dearborn. — Here,  at  the  northwest  corner,  is  the  spacious  resi- 
dence of  George  L.  Dunlap.  It  is  built  of  brownstone  and  brick,  with  Man- 
sard roof,  broad  veranda,  and  iron  fence  about  the  grounds.  Before  leaving 
this  locality  it  is  to  be  observed  that  Dearborn  Avenue,  from  this  point  north- 
ward, contains  the  residences  of  many  of  Chicago's  wealthier  citizens,  some  of 
which  are  noticed  in  the  chapter  entitled  "  Drives."  The  architecture  of  these 
dwellings  is  less  remarkable  for  ostentatious  luxury  than  the  dignity  of  an 
earlier,  simpler  style.  Near  North  Avenue,  however,  may  be  seen  residences 
which  in  richness  of  material  and  general  design  are  unusually  attractive. 
Turning  eastward  now  to  State  Street,  we  reach 

Bellevue  Place. — The  Bellevue  Apartments  are  at  the  head  of  Bellevue 
Place,  on  State  Street,  and  eastward  by  this  cross-street  we  reach  the  great 
Lake  Shore  Drive.  It  may  be  remarked  that  Bellevue  Place,  like  many  cross- 
streets  west  of  the  Drive,  illustrates  the  fact  that  the  excellence  of  Chicago's 
architecture  is  confined  to  no  special  thoroughfare,  the  quietest,  least  obtrusive 
sections  often  ranking  in  this  respect  with  the  great  boulevards  and  avenues. 
There  is  an  air  of  delightful  repose  in  these  neighborhoods,  removed  from  din 
of  traffic  and  continuous  passage  of  vehicles,  yet  accessib'e  by  easy  transit, 
which  renders  them  as  residences  very  desirable. 

The  Lake  Shore  Drive. — We  have  now  arrived  upon  the  finest  scene  in 
Chicago.  This  boulevard,  or  ririera,  is  the  work  of  the  Lincoln  Park  Com- 
missioners, who  were  given  special  permission  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State 
of  Illinois  to  issue  bonds,  raise  funds,  and  protect  the  entire  north  shore  of  Chi- 
cago. The  sea-wall,  marine  promenade,  rowing-slip,  flower  garden,  and  drive, 


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resulting  from  their  taste  and  energy,  give  to  the  houses  fronting  the  boule- 
vard a  remarkably  beautiful  and  commanding  appearance.  The  Lake  Shore 
Drive  is  only  the  beginning  of  the  Sheridan  Drive,  which  is  to  extend  twenty- 
five  miles  north,  and  is  practically  completed.  It  is  apparent  from  the  topog- 
raphy of  Chicago  that  Lake  Michigan  is  our  chief  attraction,  and  doubtless 
the  presence  of  this  limitless  perspective  will  make  the  lake-shore  boulevards 
the  finest  in  the  city.  This  one  begins  south  of  the  Waterworks,  and  we  are 
at  once  attracted  by  the  unique  dwelling  of  Potter  Palmer.  Here  resides  the 
president  of  the  Board  of  Lady  Managers  of  the  World's  Fair,  whom  it  has 
pleased  American  women  to  honor  with  that  position. 

The  Potter  Palmer  mansion,  often  described,  in  its  general  effect  pre- 
sents the  castellated  outlines  of  feudal  strength  and  magnificence,  with  a  hos- 
pitable porte  cocker e  in  place  of  drawbridge  and  portcullis,  and  instead  of  moated 
walls,  trim  lawns  and  bright  parterres.  The  interior  is  characterized  by 
lavish  yet  dignified  display.  From  the  vaulted  hall  the  visitor  is  ushered  into 
a  series  of  regal  apartments,  each  a  study  of  exquisite  design  and  bewildering 
delight  to  the  beholder — the  Japanese  room,  stored  with  rare  and  costly  bric- 
a-brac;  the  Louis  Quatorze  salon,  with  its  mosaic  floor,  its  florid  ceiling  deco- 
rated by  Perraud,  its  mantel  of  gleaming  onyx  and  ornaments  of  precious 
stones,  its  superb  rugs,  Russian  fauteuil,  and  wealth  of  curios;  the  dining-room, 
with  carved  mahogany  finish  and  gorgeous  tapestries;  the  library,  wilh  elabo 
rately  painted  ceiling  and  woodwork  wrought  in  antique  Flemish  pattern;  the 
music-room,  a  Moresque  enchantment,  with  opalescent  lamps  and  beautiful 
statuary.  And  to  all  this  luxuriance  of  art  and  refined  taste  must  still  be 
added  the  reception-room,  or  picture-gallery,  a  miniature  Paris  salon,  reflect- 
ing the  best  in  the  modern  French  school.  Here  we  pause  in  admiration 
before  the  soft  landscape  of  Rousseau,  the  brilliant  coloring  of  Diaz,  the 
thoughtful  charm  of  Corot,  the  human  touch  of  Millet,  the  suggestiveness  of 
Bastien  Le  Page,  as  well  as  the  original  force  of  Cazin  and  the  marvelous  tech- 
nique of  Leroux.  Raffaelli,  and  L'Hermite.  When,  together  with  these  rare 
attractions,  we  note  the  floral  loveliness  of  the  conservatory  and  consider  the 
unrivaled  site  of  the  edifice,  it  is  fair  to  presume  that  few,  if  any,  residences 
in  the  country  are  so  well  adapted  for  the  cultivated  and  generous  hospitality 
with  which  this  princely  abode  is  associated. 

The  sea-wall. — The  most  important  work  of  improvement  ever  designed 
for  Lincoln  Park  was  the  protection  of  its  shores  from  the  inroads  of  Lake 
Michigan.  In  1886  the  construction  of  the  sea-wall  was  begun,  according  to 
plans  by  Maj.  T.  H.  Handbury  of  the  Engineering  Corps  of  the  United  States 
Army.  The  piling  of  the  breakwater  was  sawed  off  below  the  water-line,  a 
platform  of  three-inch  oak  plank  was  laid  across  from  front  to  back,  and  the 
work  of  casting  the  concrete  commenced.  The  magnificent  blocks,  each 
weighing  ten  tons,  were  laid,  until  in  the  fall  of  1883  they  stood  on  the  break- 


184  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

•water  in  an  unbroken  line  (extending  from  Bellevue  to  Burton  Place),  2,889 
feet  long  and  10  high,  presenting  a  massive  front  to  the  storms  of  the  lake. 

The  rowing-course. — The  paved  beach  work  commences  at  North  Ave 
nue,  being  finished  from  plans  by  Capt.  W.  H.  Marshall,  of  the  Engineering 
Corps  of  the  United  States  Army.  The  breakwater  facing  the  seaward  side 
of  the  beach  is  constructed  of  two  rows  of  close  pile- work  ten  feet  in  width. 
The  lakeward  row  is  faced  on  the  inside  with  close  three-inch  sheeting,  bolted 
to  a  4x12  oak  wale.  The  breakwater  is  filled  with  stone  to  a  point  ten  inches 
above  the  lake-level,  from  which  starts  the  paved  beach,  forty-eight  feet  wide, 
and  rising  one  foot  in  eight;  then,  by  two  steps,  to  a  granite  beton  promenade 
sixteen  feet  wide;  next  to  a  parapet  of  two  steps,  the  base  being  4}£  feet 
wide  and  the  top  two  feet  wide.  Beyond  the  promenade  is  a  driveway  forty- 
five  feet  in  width;  and  from  thence  to  the  inner  lake,  or  rowing-course,  is  a  slop- 
ing, turf -covered  bank  planted  with  trees  and  shrubs,  over  2,100  feet  of  this 
improvement  being  entirely  completed,  from  North  Avenue  to  the  inlet. 
From  the  inlet  to  Fullerton  Avenue  (3,350  feet)  the  work  is  not  finished.  It 
will  be  opened  to  the  public,  however,  by  September,  1893. 

Architecture. — On  the  left,  proceeding  northward,  stands  a  row  of  stately 
mansions,  any  one  of  which  might  have  made  an  architect's  reputation,  so 
imposing  are  the  varied  designs  and  so  beautiful  tbeir  proportions  and  general 
effect.  Almost  every  style  of  architecture,  save  the  purely  cl.issic,  is  here 
represented  —  Renaissant,  Norman,  Queen  Anne,  Tudor,  Elizabethan,  and 
Colonial  —  all  finding  expression  in  some  harmonious  detail  or  detached 
example  in  perfect  taste  and  without  incongruity.  "When  to  this  superiority 
of  conception  and  technical  skill  is  added  the  beautiful  and  commanding  site 
of  these  noble  edifices,  it  seems  impossible  that  nature  and  art  can  confer  a 
greater  ornament  upon  any  metropolis. 

A  typical  modern  residence. — The  first  house  we  meet  here,  the  home 
of  Gen.  Joseph  T.  Torrence,  president  of  the  Elevated  Terminal  Company, 
situated  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Bellevue  Place  and  the  Drive,  fronting  on 
the  Place,  is  a  familiar  example  of  high -class  residences  in  Chicago.  These 
massive  and  apparently  indestructible  edifices  are  now  as  numerous  upon 
the  fashionable  streets  as  were  one-story  cottages  in  the  same  regions  thirty 
years  ago,  and  no  city  of  the  United  States  presents  so  many  abodes  of 
luxury.  Taking  the  Torrence  mansion  as  a  type,  there  is  first  the  heavy  stone 
coping  at  the  sidewalk,  raising  the  well-kept  lawn  above  the  street-level;  then 
the  huge  under-story  of  granite  or  other  hard  stone,  including  the  rock-work 
of  a  porte  cochere;  other  similar  constructions  for  verandas;  a,  tower  corner, 
with  curved  plate-glass;  arches;  stone  stairways;  a  lighter  or  smoother  facing 
as  far  as  the  roof,  where  there  is  such  a  diversity  of  tiles,  gables,  cupolas, 
chimneys,  Mansard  and  dormer  windows  as  may  suit  the  taste  and  individualize 
the  house.  The  stable  is  usually  built  in  close  similarity. 


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Northward  on  the  Drive. — Opposite  the  Torrence  home,  on  the  north- 
west corner  of  Bellevue  Place,  fronting  the  latter,  is  the  Borden  residence,  built 
of  cut-stone,  with  ornamental  frieze-work  of  the  French  Renaissance  style. 
This  is  one  of  the  handsomest  houses  in  the  city.  At  No.  22  on  the  Drive  is 
seen  the  home  of  Mrs.  Manvel,  widow  of  Allen  Manvel,  late  president  of  the 
Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railroad;  No.  60,  the  residence  of  the  Hon. 
Robert  T.  Lincoln,  late  minister  to  the  Court  of  St.  James. 

Professor  Swing. — At  No.  66  lives  the  pastor  of  the  Central  Church,  an 
independent  religious  organization  which  worships  in  Central  Music  Hall, 
where  Professor  Swing  for  many  years  has  addressed  this  body,  which 
includes  many  of  Chicago's  influential  citizens.  The  professor,  long  a 
widower,  resides  with  his  son-in-law  and  daughter,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  B.  Star- 
ring, passing  the  summer  on  the  banks  of  Lake  Geneva,  Wisconsin. 

The  Archiepiscopal  Palace,  occupied  by  the  Most  Reverend  Archbishop 
Feehan,  is  at  623  State  Street,  two  blocks  at  the  left  of  the  Drive  and  opposite 
the  park.  It  is  a  large  mansion  of  red  brick,  once  the  most  conspicuous  here- 
about, standing  amid  spacious  grounds  beautifully  adorned  with  handsome 
shrubs  and  a  tasteful  conservatory. 

ARRIVAL   IN   LINCOLN   PARK. 

At  North  Avenue  we  enter  the  great  city  park  of  Chicago — the  earliest  and 
the  best.  Of  all  places  for  children  in  the  summer,  Lincoln  Park  holds  the  palm. 
And  besides  its  turf,  shade,  shore,  flowers,  and  animals,  the  region  grows  each 
year  more  interesting  through  the  affectionate  remembrance  of  the  men  of  the 
past.  The  entrance  was  once  a  cemetery,  and  here  the  dust  of  the  early  dead 
has  lingered  until  the  nineties.  Now  the  park  comes  back  to  its  early 
memories,  and  the  cenotaphs,  if  not  the  tombs,  of  departed  genius  begin  to 
grow  numerous.  Here  Lincoln,  Grant,  Schiller,  La  Salle,  Linnaeus,  and  the 
Ottawa  Indian  already  stand  to  greet  the  new  generations,  and  other  revered 
shades  crowd  upon  the  scene.  Here,  too,  the  Academy  of  Sciences  is  to  find  a 
home,  and  here  the  massive  sea-wall  and  the  Yerkes  electric  fountain  beautify 
northern  Chicago  above  other  quarters. 

The  Lincoln  Statue. — It  is  fitting  that  we  should  first  come  upon  the 
Illinois  Emancipator.  He  stands  facing  the  Dearborn  Avenue  entrance.  The 
statue  is  approached  by  a  broad,  low  flight  of  steps,  leading  to  an  elliptical 
stone  platform  30  x  60  feet  in  area,  and  surrounded  by  a  granite  bench  and 
balustrade,  upon  the  back  of  which  is  inscribed  the  name  of  LINCOLN,  with 
the  dates  of  his  birth  and  death.  Upon  the  ends  are  two  characteristic 
citations  from  his  utterances.  In  the  center  of  the  platform,  on  a  granite 
pedestal  four  feet  in  height,  stands  the  bronze  statue,  Hi  feet  high.  The 
martyred  president  is  shown  standing  before  a  chair — typical  of  the  chair  of 


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state — from  which  he  has  just  risen.  The  pose  is  simple  and  natural, 
idealized  only  in  its  massiveness  and  unobtrusive  decoration.  The  expres- 
sion of  the  countenance  is  exceedingly  noble  and  suggestive.  There  is  a 
sentient  strength  and  majesty  of  repoce  in  lineament  and  figure,  revealing  to 
ua  in  gaunt,  uncouth,  yet  tender,  fidelity  the  Lincoln  of  the  pr-ople,  as  he 
stands  before  them  with  bowed  head,  their  chosen  leader,  yet  submissive  to 
their  will.  The  artist's  conception  is  thoroughly  in  keeping  with  and  worthy 
of  his  theme,  and  certain  to  be  better  understood  and  appreciated  with  time. 
The  criticism  will  be  that  it  is  far  too  natural,  the  attitude  of  the  subject  being 
historical  instead  of  artistic.  It  is  Lincoln  standing  there,  with  all  the  ungain- 
liness  of  death,  without  the  charms  that  life  bestowed  so  richly  on  his  charac- 
ter. Near  the  steps  leading  to  the  platform  are  two  bronze  spheres  bearing 
inscriptions  composed  of  extracts  from  the  Emancipation  Proclamation. 

The  work  is  the  gift  of  the  late  Eli  Bates,  and  cost  $40,000,  the  figure 
being  designed  by  Augustus  St.  Gaudens,  and  considered  the  best  specimen  of 
portrait  sculpture  in  the  United  States.  It  was  unveiled  October  22,  1887, 
the  stars  and  stripes  which  enveloped  the  figure  being  drawn  aside  by  the  son 
of  Robert  T.  Lincoln,  namesake  and  grandson  of  the  great  president. 

The  Electric  Fountain  was  erected  in  1890,  on  the  lake  shore  in  Lincoln 
Park,  by  Charles  T.  Yerkes,  president  of  the  North  Chicago  City  Railway  and 
a  director  of  the  World's  Fair.  The  cost  of  the  work  was  $45,000,  and  the 
design  is  taken  from  that  of  a  successful  exhibitor  at  the  Paris  Exposition  of 
1889.  It  operates  two  nights  of  each  week  at  considerable  current  expense, 
attracting  large  crowds  to  the  spot.  A  circular  basin  of  water,  120  feet  in 
diameter,  covers  a  subterranean  chamber  in  which  a  half-dozen  operators  are 
concealed.  A  main  jet  of  water  from  a  1^-inch  pipe  is  thrown  110  feet  iu  the 
air,  with  a  pressure  of  fifty -five  pounds  to  the  square  inch.  There  are  five 
colors  given  to  the  jets  of  water,  and  the  fifteen  lights  which  are  used  have 
8,000  caudle-power.  When  the  fountain  presents  a  cluster  of  ruby-colored 
streams,  the  scene  itself  and  its  reflections  are  things  not  to  be  forgotten.  At 
each  change  of  color  the  crowds  of  spectators  utter  fresh  exclamations  of 
pleasure.  The  operator  orders  the  moving  of  certain  levers  controlling  the 
currents,  and  the  lights  are  reflected  through  colored  glaes  and  into  the  streams. 
There  is  plenty  of  room  under  the  basin  of  water  for  men  to  walk  about  with 
freedom.  The  World's  Fair  operates  a  similar  contrivance  in  its  Grand  Basin. 
If  you  go  by  cable  at  night  to  see  this  novel  attraction,  ask  the  conductor  to 
stop  at  the  convenient  place  opposite  the  fountain. 

The  Grant  Monument. — As  viewed  from  the  Lake  Shore  Drive  the  pedes- 
tal is  very  striking.  It  is  built  of  huge  blocks  of  rough-hewn  Hollowell  gran- 
ite, the  design  somewhat  resembling  that  of  a  medieval  stronghold  with  heavy 
turrets,  stairways,  and  castellated  outlines.  The  figure  of  the  general,  mounted 
on  a  superb  charger,  is  finely  modeled.  The  great  soldier  is  represented  seated 


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easily  in  the  saddle,  holding  the  reins  in  his  left  hand  and  grasping  a  field-glass 
in  the  right,  which  is  lowered  to  the  thigh;  the  pose  of  the  body  and  earnest 
expression  of  countenance  suggesting  a  careful  survey  of  the  field.  Seen 
en  silhouette  against  a  clear  sky  the  full  effect  of  the  statue  is  most  impressive. 
It  is  ISi-  feet  from  the  base  of  the  plinth  to  the  crown  of  the  military  hat.  The 
sculptor  was  Louis  T.  Rebisso,  an  Italian  exile,  and,  after  some  defective  cast- 
ings, the  completed  monument  was  unveiled,  with  imposing  military  cere- 
monies, on  Wednesday,  October  7,  1891.  The  cost  was  defrayed  by  a  memo- 
rial fund  of  $65,000,  subscribed  and  collected  within  one  year. 

The  animals  of  Lincoln  Park  have  always  been  its  chief  attraction  to  the 
masses  of  the  people.  The  bear-dens  are  numerous  and  well  planned,  and  the 
pokr  bears  may  often  be  seen  under  a  rainbow  of  water.  Rare  animals  sport 
in  the  ponds  for  the  playful  otters  and  beavers.  The  seals  come  and  go, 
always  a  center  of  interest,  but  a  source  of  complaint  among  the  residents  near 
by  because  of  the  barking  which  the  males  keep  up  incessantly.  In  1892  a 
sea-lion  escaped  into  Lake  Michigan,  cruised  along  the  shore  to  Milwaukee, 
and  returned  to  see  the  World's  Fair,  but  was  not  recaptured  by  his  jailers. 
The  buffalo  and  elks  make  a  fine  exhibit,  and  the  fawns  are  as  gentle  as  the 
creatures  of  poetry.  The  animal-house  has  a  central  cage,  whence  the  African 
lions  glare  in  fine  forgetfulness  that  they  are  American-born.  Here  are  Java- 
nese tigers,  an  elephant,  an  African  leopard,  a  South  American  panther, 
pumas,  wild-cats,  lynxes,  wolves,  deer,  ibex,  a  fine  herd  of  buffalo,  and  cages 
of  birds,  opossums,  alligators,  etc.  Raccoons,  squirrels,  mice,  and  various  other 
rodents  sleep  in  their  dens,  and  a  colony  of  prairie-dogs  delights  constant 
audiences,  for  whom  they  perform  with  exceeding  gravity. 

The  La  Salle  Statue  is  admirably  located  on  high  ground  at  the  meeting 
of  three  driveways,  near  the  approach  to  the  bridge  over  the  lower  lake.  The 
statue  stands  on  a  simple  oblong  granite  pedestal,  six  feet  high  and  four  feet 
square  at  the  base;  rough-hewn  except  at  the  corners,  and  bearing,  inserted 
upon  a  bronze  plate,  the  inscription:  "  Robert  Cavelier  de  La  Salle.  The  Gift 
of  Lambert  Tree."  The  figure  is  finely  modeled,  and  attired  in  the  garb  of 
the  sixteenth  century — high  boots,  long  coat,  with  sword  and  spurs.  The 
right  foot  is  placed  upon  a  rock,  the  left  hand  resting  upon  the  hip,  while  the 
right  arm  hangs  carelessly  by  the  side.  The  attitude  is  commanding,  and 
the  face  bears  a  dignified  expression.  The  work  was  designed  by  Count 
Jacques  de  la  Laing,  a  Belgian  sculptor;  cost,  $12,000.  This  statue  was 
unveiled  with  appropriate  ceremonies  October  12,  1889. 

The  Schiller  Statue  is  appropriately  placed  among  the  flowers  at  the  lower 
end  of  the  upper  parterre,  and  is  a  handsome  reproduction  of  the  original 
statue  of  the  German  poet,  Frederick  von  Schiller,  by  Ernst  Raus.  The  figure 
stands  upon  a  granite  pedestal  of  simple  design,  twelve  feet  high  and  four  feet 
square  at  the  base,  with  no  inscription  save  the  name  "  Schiller,"  on  the  north 


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side.  The  statue  is  of  bronze,  ten  feet  high.  The  right  arm  is  folded  over  the 
chest,  the  hand  holding  a  pen;  while  the  left,  hanging  down  loosely,  clasps  a 
scroll.  The  features  are  clearly  modeled,  and  the  entire  monument  creates  an 
impression  of  severe  simplicity,  perfectly  in  accord  with  the  poet's  character. 
The  statue  is  the  gift  of  the  Schwaben  Verein,  and  was  unveiled  May  15, 1886, 
with  imposing  ceremonies.  Its  cost  was  $8,000. 

The  Ottawa  Indian  Monument,  or  the  "Alarm  Group,"  stands  facing 
the  bridge  leading  to  the  zoological  gardens.  On  a  massive  granite  pedestal,  nine 
feet  square  and  twelve  feet  high,  is  placed  the  bronze  group,  including  four  fig- 
ures— an  Indian  standing  alert  and  grasping  his  tomahawk;  a  squaw,  with  her 
papoose,  crouching  at  his  side;  and  a  wolf -like  dog,  whose  shaggy  coat  bristles 
with  anger,  as  at  some  approaching  danger.  Set  in  the  panels  of  the  pedestal 
are  four  bronze  bas-reliefs,  depicting  typical  scenes  of  Indian  life — the  pow- 
wow, the  camp,  the  feast-dance,  and  the  Indian  at  work.  Inscribed  on 
the  western  face  of  the  pedestal  are  the  following  words:  "The  Ottawa 
Indians  of  Illinois,  my  Friends."  The  monument  was  the  gift  of  the  late 
Martin  Ryerson,  and  executed  from  the  original  design  by  John  J.  Boyle  of 
Philadelphia,  at  a  cost  of  $15,000,  and  was  unveiled  May  17,  1884. 

The  Linnaeus  Statue  is  situated  near  the  upper  lake  in  the  northern 
portion  of  the  park,  at  Fullerton  Avenue.  The  base  and  pedestal  of  granite, 
and  the  figure  of  bronze,  rise  to  a  total  height  of  forty  feet,  the  figure  itself  being 
fifteen  feet  high.  ' '  The  Father  of  Botany  "  is  represented  in  his  academic  robe, 
his  left  arm  clasping  a  book,  and  in  his  hand  a  bunch  of  flowers,  the  right  arm 
hanging  loosely  among  the  folds  of  his  garment.  Seated  at  the  base  of  the 
pedestal  are  four  female  figures,  symbolizing  prominent  departments  of 
natural  study.  This  statue  was  designed  by  C.  Dyferman  of  Stockholm, 
Sweden.  It  is  the  gift  of  tire  Swedish  societies  of  Chicago  to  the  Lincoln 
Park  Commissioners  in  honor  of  Carl  von  Linne,  the  celebrated  Swedish 
scientist.  It  cost  $12,000,  and  was  unveiled  May  23,  1891. 

The  water-lily  ponds. — Two  ponds,  irregular  in  outline,  surrounded  with 
grassy  slopes  and  walks,  the  walls  and  bottom  being  lined  with  concrete  and 
adorned  with  rock-work,  have  been  devoted,  during  the  last  four  years,  to 
the  growth  of  various  species  of  water-lilies,  one  of  the  ponds  having  been 
artificially  heated  to  promote  the  growth  of  the  exotics.  Over  twenty-five 
species  of  Nymphceac&R  have  been  successfully  grown,  including  the  white, 
pink,  and  yellow  flowered  species,  besides  the  gorgeous  red  and  white  night- 
bloomers — Devoniensis,dentata,and  rubra— together  with  the  purple  and  azure- 
tinted  varieties  from  Zanzibar.  Several  species  of  lotus  (Nelumbium)  are 
raised.  They  are  strikingly  beautiful,  the  flowers  varying  in  color  from  a 
creamy  yellow  to  a  bright  rose,  differing  from  the  Nymphaacea  in  having  their 
umbrella-like  leaves  elevated  high  above  the  water.  The  most  attractive 
feature  of  these  ponds  is  the  Victoria  Regia,  remarkable  for  the  luxuriance  of 


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its  corolla  and  the  curious  structure  of  its  mammoth  leaves.  The  plant  is 
known  by  description  to  almost  every  one,  but  very  few  have  had  the  priv- 
ilege of  seeing  it  in  full  blossom.  At  first  it  was  doubted  whether  the 
exotic  could  be  grown  in  this  latitude,  but  it  has  flourished  as  well  here  as 
in  its  native  South  American  wilds,  each  plant  covering  nearly  900  square 
feet  of  water,  and  seldom  being  without  flowers  from  July  until  frost. 
Besides  water-lilies,  many  other  rare  plants  are  grown  in  and  around  the 
ponds,  water-hyacinths,  sagittarias,  ornamental  rushes,  and  aquatic  grasses, 
with  the  curious  floating  stratiotis  and  wonderful  forms  of  plant-life,  making 
altogether  a  grand  display. 

Lake  and  waterfall. — Near  the  northeastern  portion  of  the  park  is  a  min- 
iature lake,  the  sides  and  bottom  of  which  are  formed  of  plastic  blue  clay,  about 
six  inches  thick.  A  waterfall,  tumbling  from  an  elevation,  serves  to  supply 
fresh  water,  while  masses  of  rock  along  the  line  of  its  flow  heighten  the  natu- 
ral effect  of  tbe  scene.  The  shore  winds  between  undulating  banks,  the  whole 
forming  one  of  the  most  beautiful  nooks  in  the  park. 

Statue  of  Shakespeare. — It  is  likely  that  the  earliest  addition  to  the 
statues  of  Lincoln  Park  will  be  that  of  Shakespeare,  for  which  the  Hon.  John 
De  Koven  is  now  the  custodian  of  a  fund. 

Academy  of  Sciences. — On  the  10th  of  January,  1893,  it  was  resolved  by 
the  Lincoln  Park  Commissioners  to  build  a  home  for  this  society  in  the  south- 
western corner  of  Lincoln  Park.  Matthew  Laflin  agreed  to  donate  $75,000,  in 
three  installments,  as  the  work  progressed,  and  the  board  pledged  itself  to  the 
care  of  the  building,  at  an  annual  expense  not  exceeding  $5,000  above  the  cost 
of  heat  and  light,  which  the  board  also  agreed  to  supply. 

Other  features  of  Lincoln  Park. — A  palm-house,  90x156  feet;  a  con- 
servatory, 30x96  feet;  a  temperate  house,  30x40  feet;  a  fernery,  60  x  96  feet; 
an  electric-house;  a  boat-house,  60x90  feet,  two  stories;  two  large  lakes  for 
boating  in  summer  and  skating  in  winter;  "swan-boats"  for  family  parties 
and  children,  propelled  by  the  foot-paddles;  an  artesian  well,  supplying  six 
drinking- fountains;  swings  for  children;  the  cement  walk  on  Clark  Street,  one- 
half  mile  in  length  and  sixteen  feet  wide,  is  a  noted  promenade;  the  tipper  and 
lower  parterres  are  -not  equaled  in  America,  except  at  Long  Branch.  It 
should  be  added  that  on  stated  afternoons  in  summer  a  special  attraction  is 
provided  in  the  way  of  popular  concerts,  the  musical  selections  being  such  as 
to  gratify  the  varied  tastes  of  the  community,  and  the  delightful  promenades 
forming  a  most  pleasing  accessory  to  the  entertainment. 

In  conclusion,  it  must  be  admitted  that  Lincoln  Park,  bounded  as  it  is  by 
the  lake  on  the  east,  by  handsome  residences  on  the  west,  and  containing 
within  its  spacious  area  abundant  facilities  for  the  gratification  of  natural  and 
artistic  taste,  is  an  ornament  of  which  few  ciiies  in  the  wrorld  can  boast  and  of 
which  any  metropolis  may  be  justly  proud. 


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Statistics. — Area,  250  acres;  greatest  length,  li  miles;  average  width,  half 
a  mile;  money  spent,  about  $4,000,000;  cost  of  land,  about  $1,500,000;  cost  of 
maintenance,  in  taxes  and  assessments,  about  $250,000  a  year,  including 
interest  on  $760,231.22  in  bonds. 

NORTH    OF    LINCOLN    PARK. 

The  Lincoln  Park  Sanitarium  may  be  seen  at  the  north  end  of  the  park, 
and  north  of  the  Fullerton  Avenue  pier.  It  is  itself  a  covered  pier,  where 
hammocks  may  be  swung  on  hot  days,  and  the  health  of  infants  greatly  bene- 
fited. Here  every  provision  is  made  for  the  benefit  of  sick  infants,  hammocks, 
carriages,  food,  medicines,  and  physicians' advice  being  gratuitously  supplied. 
The  value  of  this  worthy  charity  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that  in  1891 
there  were  received  6,189  infants,  14,450  young  children,  and  6, 021  .mothers 
and  other  adults.  The  institution  is  under  able  and  humane  supervision,  and 
has  been  largely  indebted  to  the  Daily  News  for  its  practical  success. 

North  of  the  park. — Emerging  from  the  park  at  its  extreme  northern 
limit  we  reach  Diversey  Avenue.  Just  beyond  here,  a  little  to  the  norlh,  on 
Lake  View  Avenue,  we  pass  Fischer's  Garden,  a  deservedly  popular  resort 
where,  during  summer  evenings,  excellent  music  and  entertainment  attract 
large  crowds  of  pleasure-seekers.  Four  blocks  northward  from  the  park  we 
come  to  Barry  Avenue,  turning  westward  upon  which  two  blocks  we  reach 
Evanston  Avenue — a  quiet  residence  neighborhood,  ornamented  with  beauti- 
ful shade-trees  and  tasteful  dwellings. 

The  National  Temperance  Hospital  and  Sanitarium  is  on  Diversey 
Avenue,  about  four  blocks  west  of  the  park.  This  institution,  whose  object 
is  to  demonstrate  the  successful  treatment  of  disease  without  alcohol,  is  one  of 
the  most  flourishing  hospitals  in  the  city.  Connected  with  it  are  a  dispensary 
and  a  national  temperance  training  school  for  nurses. 

At  Addison  Street  we  go  east  to  Pine  Grove  Avenue,  then  northwest- 
ward on  a  line  parallel  with  Evanston  Avenue.  We  pass  two  or  three  streets 
that  lead  out  to  the  lake  shore — which  is  near  at  hand,  where  the  Sheridan 
Drive  runs  northward  to  Fort  Sheridan — among  the  most  notable  Gordon 
Terrace,  a  short  but  exceedingly  attractive  locality,  beautified  by  graceful  sur- 
roundings of  the  fine  residences  here  erected.  We  have  by  this  time  advanced 
toward  the  west  oue  mile,  but  by  very  easy  stages,  and  Ilalsted  Street  is  end- 
ing its  course  just  at  our  left.  It  is  the  longest  street  in  Chicago,  and  runs 
straight  southward  past  Blue  Island,  which  is  twenty-two  miles  away.  We 
approach  it  by  a  short  turn  westward  at  Sheridan  Place,  and  following  Hal- 
sted  Street  northward  reach  the  square  bounded  by  Gordon  Terrace,  Bitter 
Sweet  Place,  and  the  lake  shore,  the  site  of 


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The  United  States  Marine  Hospital. — Here  sick  and  disabled  seamen  of 
the  United  States  service  find  a  comfortable  and  permanent  home.  The  long 
two-story  limestone  building,  begun  in  1868,  was  completed  in  1872,  and  the 
hospital  was  then  removed  from  the  region  of  Lake  Street  and  Michigan 
Avenue.  Visitors  are  admitted  to  the  buildings  and  grounds,  the  latter  com- 
prising ten  acres  beautifully  adore ed  with  trees  and  shrubs. 

The  Lake  View  Waterworks  are  next,  and  occupy  a  square  at  Mont- 
rose  Boulevard,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Halsted.  We  may  here  continue 
our  journey  northward  by  Sheffield  Avenue  to  the  left,  passing  the  vicinity  of 
Rosehill,  Edgewater,  Calvary,  and  to  Evanston,  or  return  to  the  city  through 
Graceland  and  the  surrounding  beautiful  region. 

Rosehill  Cemetery. — Following  Sheffield  Avenue  a  mile  north,  then 
turning  west  one  mile,  we  arrive  at  a  Protestant  cemetery  twice  as  large  as 
Graceland,  and  marked  with  even  larger  monoliths  and  columns.  At  the 
entrance  is  the  lofty  Soldiers'  Monument,  with  brass  cannon,  recalling  the  car- 
nage of  the  Civil  War.  At  the  north,  in  full  view  of  the  passing  trains,  is  the 
huge  obelisk  erected  to  his  own  memory  by  John  Wentworth,  and  vying  in 
proportions  with  the  Douglas  Monument  on  the  lake  shore  at  the  foot  of 
Thirty-fifth  Street.  The  elaborate  symbolical  monument  of  George  S.  Bangs, 
a  Post  Office  official,  is  noteworthy  for  its  originality.  Under  a  high  monu- 
ment the  remains  of  Amos  J.  Sncll  also  lie  here,  and  the  grave  of  William  H. 
Ferry  is  near  by.  The  cemetery  is  beautified  by  handsome  drives,  artificial 
lakes,  green-houses,  conservatories,  and  all  the  characteristics  of  a  great 
necropolis.  Care  should  be  used  in  crossing  the  railway-tracks  at  the 
entrance,  as  some  deplorable  accidents  have  occurred  here. 

Edgewater,  a  fashionable  suburb,  is  situated  on  the  lake  shore,  directly  east 
of  Rosehill  Cemetery.  It  is  reached  by  the  Milwaukee  line  of  the  Chicago, 
Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway,  Union  Passenger  Station. 

Calvary  Cemetery,  still  farther  north,  on  the  lake  shore,  is  the  leading 
Catholic  burial-place  for  Chicagoans,  and  contains,  as  notable  features,  the 
tomb  of  Colonel  Mulligan,  the  family  mausoleums  of  Richard  M.  Hooley  and 
P.  J.  Sexton,  and  the  tombs  of  nearly  all  the  prominent  Catholic  citizens  who 
have  died  within  the  history  of  Chicago.  This  beautiful  spot  may  be  reached 
from  the  Union  Passenger  Station,  the  Kinzie  Street  Station,  from  Sheridan 
Drive,  or  by  lake.  Special  funeral  trains  are  run.  The  cemetery  was  conse- 
crated in  1861.  It  is  over  ten  miles  from  the  Court  House. 

Evanston. — If  you  continue  your  journey,  you  are  soon  at  South  Evanston 
and  Evanston,  the  most  celebrated  of  Chicago's  suburbs  because  of  the  pres- 
ence there  of  the  Northwestern  University,  an  institution  of  learning  compris- 
ing several  college  buildings,  with  ample  grounds,  under  the  government  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Over  100  professors  are  included  in  the  fac- 
ulty of  this  university,  and  it  has  several  branches  in  Chicago,  where  the  pro- 
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fessions  of  law,  medicine,  pharmacy,  and  dentistry  may  be  more  successfully 
studied.  The  college  grounds  at  Evanston  serve  as  a  strong  attraction  for  pic- 
nicking families  on  summer  holidays,  for  there  is  no  fear  of  drunken  revels 
in  Evanston,  which  is  a  strong  prohibition  center.  On  the  campus  are  to  be 
seen  the  old  University  Hall,  Fayerweather  Hall  of  Science,  the  Gymnasium, 
Heck  Hall,  Memorial  Hall,  and  the  Dearborn  Observatory,  containing  the 
telescope  which,  when  it  stood  near  the  Douglas  Monument  in  Chicago,  was 
the  largest  glass  in  the  world,  and  through  which  the  long-suspected  com- 
panion to  Sirius  was  first  detected.  The  other  main  buildings  are  locat  d  west 
of  the  campus,  and  embrace  women's  and  various  biblical  colleges,  dormi- 
tories, etc.  The  university  was  founded  in  1851,  and  both  Bishop  Foster  and 
Bishop  Fowler  have  been  its  presidents.  The  present  incumbent  is  Henry 
Wade  Rogers,  who  was  elected  in  1890.  Evanston,  like  all  the  northern  lake 
suburbs,  is  located  on  high  bluffs  and  is  well  wooded. 

Southward,  and  through  Graceland  Cemetery. — We  may  return  from 
the  Waterworks  by  Sheffield  Avenue  through  Buena  Park,  where  well-kept 
lawns  and  pretty  houses  attract  the  eye,  and  turning  west  at  Graceland 
Avenue  reach  Clark  Street,  on  which  is  situated  the  main  gateway  of  the 
cemetery.  The  newer  portion  of  Graceland,  or  that  laid  out  since  1875,  has 
won  the  admiration  of  the  best  descriptive  writers.  The  general  object  has 
been  to  avoid  stone-work  and  miscellaneous  monuments,  and  to  encourage 
broad  plots  of  level,  closely  cut  sward.  The  visitor  who  has  in  remembrance 
the  conventional  graveyard  can  with  difficulty  credit  the  statement  that  these 
eastern  acres  of  Graceland  are  populous  with  the  dead.  Swans  float  on  the 
little  meres  or  ponds,  shrubs  are  grown  densely  to  conceal  the  view  of  the  rail- 
way, and  over  the  slope  westward  the  early  pillars  and  stone  bounds  appear 
to  mark  the  real  entrance  to  the  place.  Some  of  the  monuments,  vaults,  and 
sarcophagi  at  Graceland  are  interesting  and  historical.  The  chapel  is  unique 
in  design,  being  characterized  by  great  simplicity  yet  quiet  dignity  of  treat- 
ment, in  keeping  with  the  loveliness  and  repose  of  its  surroundings.  The 
tomb  of  Martin  Ryerson  is  perhaps  the  most  worthy  of  study,  being  built  in 
the  massive  Egyptian  style,  with  the  sole  purpose  of  resisting  the  inroads  of 
time.  It  is  a  polished  sepulcher  of  granite,  and  the  joints  of  the  blocks 
being  filled  with  lead,  the  architect  has  left  as  little  lodgment  for  rain  and 
ice  as  possible,  so  that  thousands  of  years  must  elapse  ere  the  seasons, 
severe  as  are  their  changes,  shall  level  it  to  the  ground.  Opposite  the  Ryerson 
tomb  is  the  larger  one  of  Peter  Schoenhofen,  the  brewer,  who  died  in  1893. 
Under  the  tallest  of  the  monuments  rests  Perry  H.  Smith,  whose  house  has 
been  mentioned.  The  Farwell  obelisk  is  worthy  of  note,  and  over  the  grave 
of  Detective  Allan  Pinkcrton  is  a  monument  bearing  an  encomiastic  recital 
of  his  deeds.  The  Huck  family  had  in  Mrs.  Louis  Huck  a  singer  of  surpris- 
ing merit,  who  bore  the  role  of  famiiui  in  ' '  The  Magic  Flute,"  at  Crosby's 


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Opera  House.  The  monument  erected  to  her  memory  is  not  far  from  the 
Clark  Street  entrance.  There  are  also  handsome  vaults  for  the  families  of  W. 
H.  Mitchell  and  Henry  Hobart  Taylor,  and  marble  shafts  marking  the  graves 
of  D.  B.  Shipman,  Daniel  Brainnrd,  and  other  notable  families.  The  monu- 
ments all  bear  names  and  dates,  offering  to  the  city  antiquarian  ample  fields 
of  retrospective  and  historical  rest  arch.  The  quickest  way  to  reach  Graceland 
from  tlic  city  is  by  train  at  Union  Passenger  Station,  fare  22  cents;  but  the 
north  cables  will  carry  the  passenger  thither,  by  transfers,  for  5  cents. 

Other  cemeteries. — South  of  Graceland,  and  adjoining,  are  two  small 
burying-grouuds — a  Jewish  and  a  Lutheran;  and  about  four  blocks  north  on 
Clark  is  the  German  Catholic  cemetery  of  St.  Bouifacius.  Returning  through 
Sheffield  Avenue,  southward,  we  reach  the  latitude  of  Lincoln  Park;  and  turn- 
ing west  on  Diversey  Avenue,  the  north  limit  of  the  Clark  Street  cable,  we 
come  to  Racine  Avenue,  parallel  with  Sheffield,  and  continue  on  Racine  south- 
ward to  Belden  Avenue,  and  east  on  Belden  to  Halsted. 

The  McCormick  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  occu- 
pies broad  and  well-kept  grounds  on  Halsted  Street  between  Belden  and  Full- 
erton  avenues,  horse-cars  reaching  it  from  the  West  Side  in  a  direct  line. 
Four  large  and  several  smaller  buildings  form  a  group  of  college  structures 
representing  the  $500,000  donated  by  the  McCormick  family.  The  conspic- 
uous edifices  are  McCormick,  Fowler,  and  Ewing  halls  and  the  chapel.  The 
most  direct  route  to  the  seminary  is  by  the  Lincoln  Avenue  cable,  or  by  car- 
riage on  returning  from  Graceland.  Here  Dr.  Herrick  Johnson,  the  polemical 
debater,  has  his  headquarters.  He  once  held  a  famous  controversy  with  J.  H. 
McVicker,  and  supported  with  skill  the  contention  that  the  theater  should  be 
considered  an  immoral  amusement.  He  also  made  a  speech  before  Congress, 
recently,  opposing  a  repeal  of  the  World's  Fair  Sunday -closing  law. 

Several  churches. — As  we  turn  northward  into  Halsted  Street  at  Belden 
Avenue  we  come  upon  the  Church  of  the  Covenant  (Presbyterian),  at  the 
southeast  corner.  It  is  a  low,  well-lighted  structure  of  pressed  brick  and 
terra  cotta,  with  a  circular  auditorium;  Rev.  David  R.  Breed,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
The  Belden  Avenue  Baptist  Church,  on  the  northeast  corner,  is  built  of 
stone,  with  a  tower  ninety  feet  high;  Rev.  H.  H.  Barbour  is  the  pastor. 
Farther  south,  but  not  on  our  route,  is  the  Wesley  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  on  Halsted  Street,  between  Belden  and  Webster  avenues;  Rev.  N. 
H.  Axtell,  pastor.  Having  looked  well  at  the  college  grounds,  we  turn 
eastward  on  Fullerton  Avenue,  and  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Larrabee  Street 
reach  the  Fullerton  Avenue  Presbyterian  Church,  built  of  blue  Bedford 
stone,  with  a  spire  132  feet  high.  The  Church  of  Our  Saviour  (Episcopal) 
is  on  the  left-hand  side  of  Fullerton  Avenue,  near  Cleveland.  The  material 
is  buff  Bedford  stone,  and  the  edifice  has  a  massive  pointed  front.  The  Rev. 
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Southward,  through  Lincoln  Park. — Passing  between  the  bronze  sphinxes 
mentioned  above,  which  guard  the  park-entrance  at  Garfield  Avenue,  we 
skirt  the  pleasure-ground,  coming  in  sight  of  the  Hotel  Vendome,  a  build- 
ing of  Connecticut  stone,  five  stories  high,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Clark 
and  Center  streets,  where  North  Park  Avenue  also  intersects  Clark.  We  may 
still  keep  in  the  park,  passing  the  La  Salle  and  Lincoln  monuments,  and 
emerge  at  North  Avenue  and  Clark,  where,  on  the  southeast  corner,  stands 
the  Plaza  Apartments,  a  private  and  high-priced  hotel,  built  of  granite  and 
pressed  brick,  eight  stories  high. 

The  Alexian  Brothers  Hospital,  Nos.  559-569  North  Market  Street,  is 
_  worthy  of  not?,  as  it  is  one  of  the  noblest  of  human  charities,  and  a  monument 
of  which  the  proudest  city  rnlguTTxmst.  The  Border  of  Alexian  or  Cellite 
Brothers  was  founded  in  the  Great  Plague  of  1350,  and  has  ever  since  existed 
for  the  sole  purpose  of  nursing  the  sick,  burying  the  dead,  and  caring  for  the 
insane.  The  order  is  composed  of  German  and  Polish  Roman  Catholic  ancho- 
rites, and  admits  no  women  nurses  to  its  wards,  though  both  men  and  women 
are  treated  at  the  dispensary,  the  poor  always  freely.  No  one  draws  a  salary, 
and  the  cost  of  maintenance  is  thus  kept  at  the  lowest  figure.  Those  patients 
who  can  pay  thus  contribute  money  to  the  fund  for  the  poor,  who  are  admissi- 
ble without  question  of  race  or  creed.  One  of  the  greatest  misfortunes  result- 
ing from  the  Chicago  Fire  was  the  destruction  of  this  institution.  It  was 
rebuilt  in  1873,  and  enlarged  in  1890. 

The  Germania  Club  House  stands  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Germania 
Place  and  Claik  Street.  The  society  which  occupies  this  handsome  building 
is  the  largest  German  club  in  the  city.  (See  "  Clubs.") 

From  North  Avenue  we  drive  one  block  south  to  Burton  Place,  then  eas 
one  block  to  State  Street,  where  the  visitor  is  at  once  struck  by  the  magnifi- 
cence and  wealth  displayed  in  the  residences  lining  the  way  as  far  as  Goethe 
Street,  where  we  turn  westward  three  blocks  to  reach  La  Salle  Avenue. 

South  on  La  Salle  from  Goethe. — We  again  enter  a  beautiful  street, 
graced  with  many  churches,  rich  in  shade,  and  filled  with  the  houses  of  the 
wealthy  and  fashionable.     The  first  object  of  interest  is  perhaps  the  La  Salk 
Avenue  Baptist  Church,  built  of  blue  Bedford  stone,  with  a  massive  eutranc 
sixty  feet  high.     This  church  is  situated  between  Goethe  and  Division  streets, 
Rev.  H.  O.  Rowlands,  D.  D.,  being  its  pastor.     At  the  northeast  corner  of 
Division  Street,  a  business  street  which  leads  in  a  straight  line  to  Humboldt 
Park,  are  the  Ravenna  Apartments,  five  stories  high,  of  cut-stone  and  brick; 
the  south'  ast  corner  of  Elm  and  La  Salle  stands  the  ritualistic  Episcopa 
Church  of  the  Ascension,  an  edifice  sixty-five  feet  high,  of  limestone  wall 
with  gabled  front;  Rev.  Edward  A.  Larrabce,  who  succeeded  Father  Ritchu 
is  the  rector.    Opposite,  on  the  southwest  corner,  is  the  Church  of  the  Hoij 


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Trinity,  Evangelical  Lutheran,  built  of  limestone,  with  an  ornamented  front 
and  a  spire  140  feet  high ;  Rev.  Charles  Koerner  is  the  pastor. 

The  University  School  is  east  from  here  two  blocks,  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  Dearborn  Avenue  and  Elm  Street.  It  prepares  boys  for  colleges, 
universities,  or  scientific  institutions,  and  is  a  private  aid  to  the  public-school 
system,  necessarily  drawing  its  students  away  from  the  high  school,  which  does 
not  teach  some  of  the  branches  demanded  of  freshmen  by  the  universities. 
There  is  a  manual  training  department. 

House  of  the  Good  Shepherd. — Should  we  follow  Elm  Street  west  to 
Market  Street,  we  would  reach  the  House  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  an  asylum 
for  girls,  occupying  a  whole  square.  There  are  usually  350  inmates  here,  who 
are  fed,  clothed,  reclaimed,  and  aided  in  securing  suitable  positions.  Thirty 
Sisters  of  Charity  are  in  charge  of  this  extensive  institution. 

The  Locust  Street  corner. — The  most  notable  corner  is  the  southwest, 
on  which  stands  Grace  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  an  edifice  of  limestone, 
with  low  tower,  or  spire,  and  little  architectural  beauty.  Behind  it  is  the 
parsonage.  Here  Frank  M.  Bristol  preached  and  Robert  Mclntyre  achieved 
a  great  part  of  his  reputation.  The  present  pastor  is  the  Rev.  R.  S.  Martin. 
On  the  northeast  corner  are  the  Seville  Apartments,  four  stories. 

Moody's  old  church. — At  the  northwest  corner  of  Chicago  and  La  Salle 
avenues  is  a  red  brick  church  of  the  modern  fashion,  which  occupies  the 
site  of  the  old  Tabernacle.  It  was  on  this  spot  that  the  celebrated  and  most 
eminent  revivalist  of  modern  times  began  his  public  religious  work. 

St.  Vincent's  Infant  Asylum  is  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Superior 
Street  and  La  Salle  Avenue.  It  is  a  Catholic  foundlings'  home  and  maternity 
hospital,  under  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  St.  Joseph,  and  its  three 
stories  and  Mansard  roof  present  a  fine  front  to  both  streets.  There  is  room 
for  200  children — the  average  number  is  150. 

On  Clark,  south  from  Superior. — Near  Chicago  Avenue  is  the  old  Turner 
Hall,  which  for  many  years  was  the  headquarters  of  orchestral  music  in  this 
city.  The  Clarendon  Hotel,  five  stories,  is  at  152  Clark,  between  Ontario  and 
Erie  streets;  and  the  Revere  House,  a  well-known  landmark  of  the  North 
Division,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Michigan  Street. 

The  Criminal  Courts  and  Jail. — Turning  east  one  block  on  Indiana 
Street,  we  reach  Dearborn  Avenue,  where,  between  Illinois  and  Michigan 
streets,  on  the  west  side,  are  located  the  Criminal  Court  Buildings  and  Jail  of 
Cook  County.  Here  are  confined  all  persons  awaiting  trial  for  crime  in  the 
county,  and  here  the  anarchists  were  hanged  on  November  11,  1887.  The 
south  half  of  the  building  is  seven  stories  high,  of  rough-hewn  graystone, 
erected  in  1892;  the  north  half,  containing  the  cells,  is  a  somber  structure 
three  stories  high,  built  of  brick,  with  grated  windows. 


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South  Water  Street  is,  in  its  way,  one  of  the  most  interesting  localities 
in  the  city.  Here  centers  the  immense  market-trade  through  which  Chicago's 
food-supply  is  obtained,  innumerable  shops  and  booths  displaying  an  abun- 
dance and  variety  of  products  suggesting  the  enormous  demand.  As  a  rule  the 
trade  is  wholesale,  and  covers  almost  every  section  of  the  country.  Retail 
purchasers,  however,  are  numerous,  and  at  certain  hours  of  the  day  the  ani- 
mation of  the  scene  can  hardly  be  surpassed. 

Lake  Street  on  Dearborn. — Dearborn  Avenue  has  now  become  Dearborn 
Street.  At  Lake,  on  the  northwest  corner,  is  the  popular  Commercial  Hotel; 
on  the  southeast  corner  the  historical  Tremont  House.  "We  continue  south  to 
Randolph  Street,  and  there  turn  west  to  Clark,  passing  the  Schiller  Theater 
and  Ashland  Block,  till  we  reach  the  Sherman  House  and  the  Court  House. 
At  Washington  Street  note  the  Title  &  Trust  sky-scraper  at  the  left  and  the 
Chicago  Opera  House  on  the  right.  From  here  we  proceed  west. 

The  Drake  Fountain  is  situated  near  the  southern  area  of  the  Court 
House,  on  Washington  Street.  It  was  presented  to  the  city  of  Chicago 
December  26,  1892,  by  John  B.  Drake.  The  structure  is  built  of  Italian  granite 
and  occupies  a  space  19  x  19  feet,  with  a  total  height  of  thirty-two  feet,  the 
four  corners  of  the  base  being  ornamented  with  granite  vases  four  feet  in 
diameter.  To  each  of  the  ten  compression-faucets  is  attached  a  simple  and 
graceful  bronze  drinking-cup,  having  on  the  sides,  in  raised  letters,  "Drake 
Fountain,  1892."  Below  the  platform  is  a  chamber  holding  three  tons  of  ice, 
cooling  the  water,  which  flows  through  coils  of  pipe  below  and  around  the  ice. 
Upon  the  polished  pedestal,  which  bears  the  inscription  "Christopher  Colum- 
bus, the  Discoverer  of  America,  1492,"  stands  a  bronze  statue  of  the  navigator, 
who  is  represented  at  about  the  time  when  he  was  contemplating  his  great 
voyage  of  discovery.  He  is  bareheaded,  and  wears  a  belted  tunic,  long  hose, 
and  low  shoes.  In  his  left  hand  he  holds  a  globe,  and  in  his  right,  resting 
easily  on  his  hip,  is  held  a  pair  of  dividers.  The  figure  is  the  design  of  the 
sculptor  R.  H.  Parks,  and  was  cast  in  the  royal  foundry  at  Rome. 

South  on  La  Salle  from  Washington. — La  Salle  Avenue  has  also  now 
become  La  Salle  Street.  Turning  south,  at  the  southeast  corner  stands  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce;  at  the  northwest  corner,  the  Builders'  Exchange;  at 
Madison  Street,  on  the  northeast  corner,  the  Tacoma;  across  Madison  Street  at 
Arcade  Court  (alley),  the  steel  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building;  on  the  southwest  corner 
of  Monroe,  the  Woman's  Temple;  at  Adams,  on  the  near  left,  are  first  the  Home 
Insurance  and  second  the  Rookery;  on  the  right  the  Insurance  Exchange,  and 
at  the  extreme  left  is  the  Post  Office,  whence  we  began  our  journey. 

The  foregoing  detailed  journey  has  been  arranged  for  general  information, 
but  may  be  used  as  a  carriage,  street-car,  or  railroad  guide,  supplementing  the 
more  concise  data  which  accompany  this  volume  and  relate  to  the  North  Side 
homes  and  institutions.  No  other  guide  contains  similar  intelligence. 


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NORTH   SIDE   RESIDENTS. 


Alexander  Avenue. 


NO. 

1687  C.  E.  Hoffman,  broker. 

1688  Isaac   D.   M.    Lobdell,    commercial 

traveler. 
1691    Samuel  D.  Coe,  manager  for  W.  R. 

Champlin  &  Co.,  grain  commission 

merchants. 
1698   R.  J.  Hollister,  commercial  traveler. 


1706   George  Warrington,  secretary  Vul- 
can Iron  Works. 

1718   Arthur  J.  Eddy  of  Walker  &  Eddy, 
lawyers. 

1728  Theo.  W.  Buhmann  of  Buhmann  & 

Hansen,  furniture  manufacturers. 

1729  P.  P.  Pease,  salesman. 


Barry  Avenue. 


1812   John  B.  Meyer,  cashier  Commercial 

National  Bank. 

1 82 1    Edward  F.  Comstock,  lawyer. 
1825   Wm.  M.  Knight,  proprietor  Briggs 

House. 
1828  W.  L.  Roseboorn  of  W.  L.  Roseboom 

&  Co.,  broom  corn. 
1834  A.  Heile,  real  estate. 


1856   Frank  Yott  of  F.  Yott  &  Son,  riding 

academy. 
1864   Chas.  J.  Stratton  of  W.  L.  Roseboom 

&  Co.,  broomcorn. 
19O5   John  C.  Durgin  of  John  C.  Durgin  & 

Co.,  commission  merchants. 
1926   W.  Campbell,  retired  merchant. 
1 948   L.  P.  Brosseau,  grain  dealer. 


Bellevue  Place. 


11    T.  C.  Hammond,  leather  merchant. 

19  A.  D.  Wheeler  of  Williams,  Holt  & 
Wheeler,  lawyers. 

21  Edward  O'Brien,  secretary  Railroad 
News  Company.  ^^ 

23   M.  E.  Smith,  dentist. 

31  W.  Vernon  Booth,  secretary  A.  Booth 
Packing  Co.,  oysters,  fish,  and 
canned  goods. 

33  Theodore  Sheldon  of  Sheldon  &  Shel- 
don, lawyers. 

40  Mrs.  F.  W.  Christoph,  widow  of  F.  W. 

Christoph. 

4 1  Orson  Smith,  vice-president  Merchants' 

Loan  &  Trust  Co. 

42  M.  W.  Diffey,  cigar  dealer. 

43  Henry  L.  Turner,  real  estate. 

44  Joseph  W.  Hosmer  of  R.  W.  Hosmer, 

insurance  agents. 
44J4   G.  E.  Richards,  physician. 

45  Henry    B.    Stone,    president    Cliicago 

Telephone  Co. 

47  Augustus  P.  Richardson,  vice-president 

Richardson  &  Boynton   Co.,  fur- 
naces. 

48  Charles  Cook,  real  estate. 

49  Edward  A.  Burdett  of  Burdett,  Smith 

&  Co.,  wholesale  stove  dealers. 

50  Henry  Wilkinson  of  Samuel  Myers  & 

Co.,  wholesale  liquor  dealers. 

63   E.  J.  Frost. 

54  Mrs.  Isabel  Morse,  widow  of  Edgar 
Morse. 


56  Frederick  Eberlein. 

57  A.  L.  Coe  of  Mead  &  Coe,  real  estate. 

58  Junius  J.  Smith,  druggist. 

59  Arthur  Ryerson,  lawyer. 

60  Samuel  S.  Greeley,  president  Greeley- 

Carlson  Co.,  architects. 

6 1  George  Manierre  of  Dibblee  &  Manierre, 

real  estate. 

63  Miss  Mary  Scudier. 

64  George  Isham,  physician. 

65  Charles  Henrotin,  banker  and  Unitad 

States   Consul   for    Belgium   and 
Turkey. 

66  Albert  Antisdel,  assistant  general  man- 

ager American  Express  Co. 

67  P.  E.  Stanley,  broker. 

7O   A.  F.  Bullen  of  A.  F.  Bullen  &  Co., 
maltsters. 

72  A.  T.  Aldis  of  Aldis,  Aldis  &  Northcote, 

real  estate. 

73  George  M.  Clark,  president  George  M. 

Clark    &   Co.,    gasoline   and    gas 
stoves. 

76  Isaac  S.  Collins  of  Merriam,  Collins  & 

Co.,  grocers. 

77  Bryan  Lathrop,  president  and  treasurer 

Graceland  Cemetery  Co.,  and  real 
estate. 

88  Gen.   Joseph   T.   Torrence,    president 

Chicago  Elevated  Terminal  Co. 

89  Wm.  Borden,  capitalist. 


STREETS,    PAKKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 
Buena  Avenue. 


201 


117   Lyman  Baird  of   Baird   &   Bradley, 

real  estate. 

N.  W.  cor.  Hazel.   B.  F.  Rogers. 
Near  Hazel.   J.  M.  Kogers. 


N.  W.  cor.  Evanston  av.   Wm.  E.  Clow  of 

James  B.  Clow  &  Sons. 
129   E.  L.  Hamilton. 
141    W.  A.  Daniels. 


Cass  Street. 


67   E.  B.  McCagg,  lawyer. 
83   A.  A.  Carpenter,  lumber  merchant. 
87   Nathan  Hears,  retired    lumber  mer- 
chant. 
94   Lambert  Tree,  ex-minister  to  the  Court 

of  Spain. 
1O1    Joseph  Medill,  editor-in-chief  Chicago 

Tribune. 

1 08   Leslie  Carter,  lawyer. 
]  26   Mrs.  Jane  E.  Reed,  widow  of  John  S. 
Reed. 


1 47  A.  Junker,  manager  Riverside  Distill- 
ing Co. 

149  Henry  Claussenius  of  Henry  Clausse- 
nius  &  Co.,  steamship  agents,  and 
Austro-Hungarian  Consul. 

157  Edward  T.  Blair,  retired  wholesale 
hardware  merchant. 

159  Mrs.  Louisa  Barnard,  widow  of  John 
Barnard. 


Dearborn  Avenue. 


256   Aldace  F.  Walker,  chairman  Western 

Traffic  Association. 
263   R.  N.  Tooker,  physician. 
285    Mrs.  John  H.  Thompson. 

293   George   B.   Carpenter  of   George  B. 

Carpenter  &  Co.,  ship-chandlers. 
32 1    Ralph  N.  Isham,  physician. 
325   Oliver  F.  Fuller,  president  Fuller  & 

Fuller  Co. ,  wholesale  druggists. 
328   Geo.  L.  Dunlap,  capitalist. 
332   M.  W.  Kerwin,  real  estate. 

336  James    W.     Ferry,    president    City 

Cab  Company. 

337  J.  H.  Dole  of  J.  H.  Dole  &  Co.,  grain 

commission  merchants. 
345    James  H.  Walker,  merchant. 

347  Mrs.  T.  S.  Phillips. 

348  William  D.  Kerfoot,  real  estate. 

349  Edmund  Norton  of  the  Norton  Milling 

Company,  flour-mills. 
351    Harriet  K.  B.  Carmichael,  widow  of 

George  S.  Carmichael. 
356   A.  R.  Waller. 

362   Benj.  H.  Campbell,  Jr.,  capitalist. 
365   Marquette  Club. 
37O   William   M.   Hoyt,   president   W.   M. 

Hoyt  Company,  wholesale  grocers. 

385  Otis  K.  A.  Hutchinson  of  Hutchinsou 

&  Luff,  lawyers. 

386  Mrs.    Anna    E.    Webster,    widow    of 

Joseph  D.  Webster. 


387  Frederick  A.  Keep,  treasurer  Interior 
Lumber  Company. 

389  William  S.  Potwin,  treasurer  Chicago 

Varnish  Company. 

390  Willis  F.  Johnson  of  W.  F.  Johnson  & 

Co.,  grain  commission  merchants. 

399  Eugene  C.  Coulter,  principal  Univer- 

sity School. 

400  James  M.  Adsit,  retired  banker. 
4O2   John  De  Koven,  capitalist. 

405  C.  R.  Larrabee,  treasurer  Title  Guar- 
antee &  Trust  Co. 

4O7    H.  B.  Sherman. 

412  John  N.  Jewett  of  John  N.  Jewett  & 
Jewett  Bros.,  lawyers. 

414   R.  D.  Me  Arthur,  physician. 

426  Francis  B.  Peabody  of  Peabody, 
Houghteling  &  Co.,  loans. 

433  George  B.Gilman,  retired  vessel  owner. 

44O   Mrs.  Theobald  Forstall. 

444  Wiley  M.  Egan,  vessel  agent. 

446  Allen  R.  Vinnedge  of  Vinnedge  Bros., 
lumber  merchants. 

448   Charles  A.  Spring,  Jr.,  capitalist. 

45O  Peter  Britten  of  Britten  &  Quth, 
wholesale  meat  dealers. 

454  George  Payson,  treasurer  Western  R. 
R.  Association. 

457   J.  H.  Batterman,  envelope  manfr.  . 

459  R.  Philip  Gormully,  president  Gor- 
mully  &  Jeffery  Mnfg.  Company, 
bicycle  factory. 


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STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


Dearborn  Avenue — continued. 


NO. 

463   N.  J.  Sandberg,  furniture. 
476   Peter  L.Yoe,  capitalist. 
48O   J.  M.  W.  Jones,  president  J.  M.  W. 
Jones  Printing  &  Stationery  Co. 

483  F.  Henning,  physician. 

484  Henry  S.  Monroe,  lawyer. 

484  Miss  Harriet  Monroe,  authoress. 

485  Richard  L.  Davis  of  R.  L.  Davis  Com- 

pany,grain  commission  merchants. 

486  Charles  A.  Dupee  of  Dupee,  Judah  & 

Willard,  lawyers. 

487  John  Johnston,  Jr.,  lawyer. 

49O  William  H.  Gray,  general  manager 
Knight  Templars'  and  Masons' 
Life  Indemnity  Company. 

492   Henry  Tifft,  lawyer. 

496   Andrew  Ortmayer,  president  A.  Ort- 
mayer  &  Son,  wholesale  saddlery. 
5O3   Augustus  "Warner,  publisher. 
5O5  John  Irwin,  retired  merchant. 

507  J.  C.  Nyman,  agent  for  Martin  Ryer- 

son  Lumber  Company. 

508  A.  Shakman,  wholesale  jeweler. 

509  A.  R.  Smith,  plate-glass  and  mirrors. 

513  A.  H.  BlackaU  of  A.  H.  Blackall 
&  Son,  teas  and  coffees. 

522  August  C.  Magnus  of  Magnus'  Sons, 
brewers'  supplies. 

524  Col.  Robert  C.  Clowry,  vice-president 
and  general  superintendent  West- 
ern Union  Telegraph  Company. 

528  Adolph    Loeb   of    A.  Loeb   &   Bro., 

bankers,  real  estate,  and  loans. 

529  T.  C.  Haynes,  secretary  o!  Rand,  Mc- 

Nally  &  Co. 

531  Luther  W.  McConnell,  credits. 

532  Nicholas  Senn,  surgeon. 

533  Rev.  T.  B.  Forbush,  bishop  of  Western 

Unitarian  churches  and    superin- 
tendent of  Unitarian  Association. 

535  Thomas  S.  Wallin  of  C.  C.  Wallin  & 

Sons,  leather  merchants. 

536  J.  Holliday,  real  estate. 

537  William  Sprague  of   Sprague,  Smith 

&Co. 

538  D.    H.    Tolman,    president    Chicago 

Trust  &  Savings  Bank. 

540  John  P.  Hand  of  Hand,  Milchrist  & 

Smith,      lawyers,    and     assistant 
United  States  attorney. 

54 1  George  W.  Hale,  capitalist. 

55O  A.  T.  Gait  of  Gait  &  Birch,  lawyers. 
552   P.  R.  King,  clothier. 


567 

568 
571 
572 


573 
575 
579 

585 
588 

589 
589 

592 
594 
595 
596 
597 

599 
600 
6O1 

606 
608 

609 
61O 
616 

619 


arles  J.  Wenderoth,  wholesale  fur- 
niture. 

C.  J.  Hambleton  of  C.  J.  Hambleton 
&  Co.,  lawyers. 

J.  W.  Odell,  capitalist. 
J.  P.  Wilson  of  Wilson,  Moore  &  Mcll- 
vaine,  lawyers. 

E.  A.  Matthiessen,  president  Chicago 
Sugar  Refining  Company. 

J.  C.  Bullock,  real  estate. 

Mrs.  Caroline  E.  Stanley. 

George  E.  Rickcords,  vice-president 
and  manager  Haddock,  Vallette  & 
Rickcords. 

M.  Shields  of  M.  Shields  &  Co.,  whole- 
sale confectioners. 

Louis  C.  Huck,  president  L.  C.  Buck 
Malting  Company. 

Francis  Lackner  of  Lackner  &  Butz, 
lawyers. 

J.  J.  McGrath,  capitalist. 

George  C.  Prussing,  contractor  and 
builder. 

D.  F.  Cameron  of  Cameron  &  Fish, 
real  estate. 

Mrs.  Harvey  D.  Colvin,  widow  of  ex- 
Mayor  Colvin. 

Louis  Stern  of  H.  Elkan  &  Co.,  hides. 

H.  Elkan  of  H.  Elkan  &  Co.,  hides. 

Ransom  J.  Morse,  diamond  importer. 

Arnold  Tripp,  lawyer. 

Calvin  R.  Corbin  of  Corbin,  May  & 
Co.,  wholesale  grocers. 

M.  Morgenthau  of  Morgenthau,  Bau- 
land  &  Co.,  dry  goods. 

A.  H.  Dainty,  manager  Marshall 
Field's  carpet  department. 

Herman  Petersen  of  Petersen  Bros.  & 
Co.,  grain  commission  merchants. 

M.  J.  Swatek,  cigar  manufacturer. 

F.  G.  Barnes,  cashier  of  Charles   W. 

Barnes,  hat  and  cap  dealer. 
Louis  Gerlinger,  retired  merchant. 
Truman  Penfleld,  real  estate. 
J.  B.  Grommes  of  Grommes  &  Ullrich, 

wine  and  liquor  merchants. 
Jacob  F.  Rehm,  real  estate. 


62O   William  C.  Egan,  capitalist. 
623   William  Stewart,  real  estate. 

626  S.  E.  Egan,  capitalist. 

627  Mrs.  T.  F.  Withrow,  widow  of  Thomas 

F.  Withrow. 

628  Charles  W.  Fullerton,  lawyer. 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


203 


Erie  Street. 


311  Henry  H.  Porter,  chairman  Chicago 

&  Eastern  Illinois  Railroad. 

312  Ransom  R.  Cable,  president  Chicago, 

Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway. 


317  S.  M.  Nickerson,  retired  banker,  for- 
mer president  of  the  First  National 
Bank. 


Evanston  Avenue. 


89O   S.  P.  Hedges,  physician. 

S.  W.  cor.  Buena  av.    Mrs.  J.  B.  Waller, 

widow  of  James  B.  Waller. 
1O26   Francis    Geudtner,    retired    trunk 

manufacturer. 
1O35   R.  E.  Evans,    manager   for  W.  S. 

Mallory  &  Co.,  iron  merchants. 
1O37   John  W.  Hiltman,  assistant  agent 

for  the  American  Express  Co. 


1O39  H.  Taylor,  manager  for  Edwin  C. 
Walker  &  Co.,  grain  commission 
merchants. 

1O44  Max  Jenney  of  Jenney  &  Mundie, 
architects. 

1 088  C.  A.  Spoehr  of  Bunte  Bros.  &  Spoehr, 
wholesale  confectioners. 


Gordon  Terrace. 


7  C.  U.  Gordon  of  C.  U.  Gordon  &  Co., 

real  estate. 

8  F.  T.  Simmons,  wholesale  hatter. 
17    Newton  Wyeth,  attorney. 


27   Wm.  Bryce  Mundie  of  Jenney  &  Mun- 
die, architects. 

48  T.  D.  Whitney  of  Whitney  &  Starrett 
Co.,  contractors. 


Huron  Street. 


184   J.  Kranz,  confectioner. 
272  R.  L.  Rea,  physician. 
288   O.  T.  Freer,  physician. 
291    Nathan  S.  Davis,  Sr.,  physician. 
295   G.  Gurdon  Moore  of  G.  G.  Moore  & 
Co.,  grain  commission  merchants. 


313   Mrs.  J.  S.  Rumsey,  widow  of  Julian  S. 
Rumsey,  an  ex-mayor  of  Chicago. 

321    Cyrus  H.  McCormick,  president  Mc- 
Cormick  Harvesting  Machine  Co. 


Lake  Shore  Drive. 


18  Chas.  Pope,  maltster. 

19  Franc  Nixon  Coffin,  real  estate. 

21  A.  B.  Dick,  president  A.  B.  Dick  Co., 

mimeographs. 

22  Mrs.    Allen    Manvel,    widow   of   Allen 

Manvel.  late  president  A.,  T.  &  S. 

F.  R.  R. 
S.  W.  cor.   Division.    Mrs.   Lydia  Coonley, 

widow  of  John  C.  Coonley. 
55  Col.  John  Mason  Loomis,  capitalist. 

57  Edward  F.  Lawrence,  secretary  National 
Safe  Deposit  Co. 

6O  Robt.  T.  Lincoln,  lawyer,  ex-U.  S.  Min- 
ister to  the  Court  of  St.  James. 

63  George  H.  High  of  Fessenden  &  High, 

real  estate. 

64  J.  W.  Farlin,  real  estate. 

65  Carl  C.  Heisen,  real  estate. 


66   Prof.  David    Swing,  pastor    Central 

Church. 
1OO   Potter    Palmer,    proprietor    Palmer 

House,  capitalist. 
1O3   Franklin  MacVeagh  of  Franklin  Mac- 

Veagh  &  Co.,  wholesale  grocers. 
1O9   Samuel    E.   Barrett,  president   S.  E. 

Barrett  Manufacturing  Co.,  roofing 

material  and  building  paper. 

111  Mrs.  M.  D.  Ogden,  widow  of  Mahlon 

D.  Ogden. 

112  Volney  C.  Turner. 

117  Mrs.  Barbara  Armour,  widow  of  George 
Armour. 

1 2O   George  A.  Armour,  capitalist. 

125  Gen.  A.  C.  McClurg  of  A.  C.  McClurg 
&  Co.,  books  and  stationery. 

ISO  On-iii  W.  Potter,  vice-president  Com- 
mercial National  Bank. 


204 


STEEETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


Lake  View  Avenue. 


NO. 
5  A. 


Leicht  of  Bartholomae  &  Leicht 
United  States  Brewing  Co. 

11  E.  A.  Leicht,  treasurer  H.  Paepcke  Co., 
lumber  merchants. 

1 7  F.  Madlener,  wine  and  liquor  dealer. 

31  Richard  Lothholz  of  R.  Lothholz  &  Co., 
meat  dealers. 

2O7   M.  A.  Johnson,  coal  merchant. 


S.  W.  cor.  Diversey  av.    Thomas  Mackin, 
real  estate. 

265   R.  Schloesser,  real  estate. 

N.  E.  cor.  Diversey  av.   E.  S.  Dreyer  of  E. 
S.  Dreyer  &  Co.,  bankers. 


621 


A.    L.    Sercomb,    manager    Meriden 
Britannia  Co.,  silver-plated  goods. 


La  Salle  Avenue. 


269  Christian  Fenger,  physician. 

299  Edmond  Bruwaert,  French  consul. 

300  J.  McGregor  Adams,  president  Adams 

&  Westlake  Co. 
317   Victor  F.  Lawson,  proprietor  of  the 

Evening  News  and  Record. 
34O   George  H.  Rozet,  real  estate. 
343   J.  B.  Hobbs,   president  Commercial 

Loan  &  Trust  Co. 

345   Phillip  Jaeger,  wholesale  meat  dealer. 
353   F.  Henrotin,  physician. 
367   N.  H.  Blatchford,  vice-president  E.  W. 

Blatchford  &  Co. 
375   E.  W.   Blatchford,  president   E.  W. 

Blatchford  &  Co. 
387   Mrs.  M.  Hjortsberg  widow   of   Max 

Hjortsberg. 

4O3   O.  B.  Green,  president  Green's  Dredg- 
ing Co. 
413   A.  C.    Helmholz,    grain   commission 

merchant. 
448  Malcolm  McNeil,  president  McNeil  & 

Higgins  Co.,  wholesale  grocers. 
47O   William  Dickinson,  grain  commission 

merchant. 
5O4   Fred    W.  Wolf,    president   Fred   W. 

Wolf  &  Co.,  ice  machines. 
512   John  I.  McEwen,  real  estate. 

514  Morris  Sellers  of  Morris  Sellers  &  Co., 

railroad  supplies. 

515  S.  Anderson,  jeweler. 

520  William  Walker,  lawyer. 

521  Lewis  M.  Melander  of  L.  M.  Melander 

&  Bro.,  photographers. 

525  Robert  Stevenson  of  Robert  Steven- 

son &  Co.,  wholesale  drugs. 

526  Herman  Vogler,  stock  broker. 


535  F.  O.  Wyatt,  manager  Illinois  Valley 
Coal  Co.,  and  La  Salle  County  Car- 
bon Coal  Co. 

538  F.  Silberman  of  Silberman  Bros., 
hides. 

542   William  Zellmann,  livery. 

552   Chas.  E.  Manierre,  physician. 

579   Francis  F.  Bruns,  retired  merchant. 

581  Harry  Rubens  of  Rubens  &  Mott, 
lawyers. 

585  C.  Brinkman,  proprietor  Burke's  Euro- 
pean Hotel. 

596  Mrs.  E.  G.  Klaner,  widow  of  H.  E. 
Klaner. 

6O2   E.  Hess,  grain  commission  merchant. 

611    Anton   B.    Fiedler,    president   A.    B. 

Fiedler  &  Sons. 
615   Philip  Rinn,  president  Philip  Rinn  Co., 

sash,  doors,  and  blinds. 
617    C.  Furst,  president  Machinists1  Supply 

Company. 

621    W.  O.  George,  who  lesale  liquor  dealer. 
634   H.  L.  Dahl,  tailor. 
64O   C.  Jevne  of  C.  Jevne  &  Co.,  grocers. 
646   G.  Merz,  cigar-box  manufacturer. 
66O   H.  Hargis   of    Hargis   &    Co.,   cigar 

manufacturers. 
662    William  Weadley  of  Weadley,  Cleary 

&  Co.,  wholesale  liquor  merchants. 
666   W.  H.  Heegaard  of  W.  II.  Heegaard 

&  Co.,  wholesale  cigar  dealers. 
668   Augustus   Arend,  druggist    and    ku- 

myss  manufacturer. 

67O   William  Armstrong,  lawyer. 

674   Geo.  P.  Brauu  of  Braun  &  Fitts. 

678   Robert  Lindblom  of  Robert  Lindblom 

&  Co.,  grain  commission  merchants. 


14O2   John  N.  Young,  real  estate. 
14O8   Wm.  Maeill,  insurance. 


Montrose  Boulevard. 

I    1431    O.  C.  Simonds,  landscape  gardener. 


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205 


North  Park  Avenue. 


NO. 

82O   John  Stevenson,  merchant  tailor. 
822    Robt.A.  Bower  of  Rand,  McNally&  Co. 
824  Andrew  McNally,  vice-president  Rand, 
McNally  &  Co. 

832  Alexander  Belford,  vice-president  The 
Werner  Company,  publishers. 

834  Win.  F.  White,  passenger  traffic  man- 
ager A.,  T.  &  S.  F.  R.  R. 

836  Fred  G.  McNally  of  Rand,  McNally  & 
Co. 

838   Theo.  Schintz,  lawyer. 


84O   Paul  E.  Werner,  president  The  Werner 
Company,  publishers. 

842   W.  K.  Gillett,  general  auditor  A.,  T.  & 
S.  F.  R.  R. 

846   Otto  Penser,  president   Garden  City 
Banking  &  Trust  Co. 

848   Geo.  B.  Reeve,  traffic  manager  Chi- 
cago &  Grand  Trunk  Railway. 

852   Henry  M.  Hosick  of  H.  M.  Hosick  & 
Co.,  soap  and  hides. 


North  State  Street. 


4O4   Edgar    Stanton, 
Grocer  Co. 


president    Stanton 


4O7  W.  A.  Montgomery  of  Montgomery 
&  Montgomery,  lawyers. 

412  James  McNally  of  Rand,  McNally  & 
Co. 

415  James  B.  Clow  of  James  B.  Clow  & 
Son,  plumbers'  supplies. 

427   Nelson  Thomasson,  real  estate. 

429   T.  C.  Denuehy,  wholesale  liquors. 

439  Robert  Berger  of  E.  S.  Dreyer  &  Co., 
bankers. 

449  Mrs.    Edward    Valentine,   widow    of 

Edward  Valentine. 

450  Leo     Schmidt,     president     Western 

Coated  Paper  &  Card  Co. 
460   Edward  Engle  of  Grey,  Clark  &  Engle, 

leather  merchants. 
463   Walter  L.  Fisher  of  Mate  &  Fisher, 

lawyers. 
469   H.    E.    Southwell,    commission    mer- 

chant. 

47  O   Lyman    J.    Gage,    president    First 

National  Bank. 

48  1    E.  E.  Ayer,  railroad  supplies. 

483  J.  J.  P.  Odell,  president  Union  Nation- 

al Bank. 
485   S.  S.  Sanborn,  general  superintendent 

Chicago  &  North-  Western  Ry. 

S.  E.  cor.  Bank.  F.  H.  Head,  vice-president 
American  Trust  &  Savings  Bank. 

51O  D.  S.  Wegg,  president  Chicago  & 
Northern  Pacific  Railroad. 

518   Calvin  T.  Wheeler,  capitalist. 

527    W.  W.  Gurley  of   Gurley  &   Wood, 

lawyers. 
531   Alonzo  C.  Mather,  president  Mather 

Stock  Car  Company. 


534  T.  S.  Chard,  manager  Fireman's  Fund 
Insurance  Co. 

536  Gen.  A.  L.  Chetlain,  president  Indus- 

trial National  Bank. 

537  H.  S.  Durand,  general  adjuster  Home 

Insurance  Co.  of  New  York. 

538  M.D.  Hardin,  brigadier-general  United 

States  Army. 

540  Geo.  A.  Weiss,  president   American 

Brewing  Co. 

541  Henry  Hooper,  physician. 

543  Geo.  B.  Harris,  second  vice-president 

Chicago,    Burlington    &    Quincy 
Railroad. 

544  Chas.  K.  Miller,  real  estate. 

545  S.  S.  SHerman  of  Sherman  Bros.  &  Co., 

coffee  merchants. 

55O  A.  M.  Pence,  lawyer. 

555  B.  F.  Felix  of  Felix  &  Marston,  wooden - 

ware. 

556  Aug.  Engle,  vice-president  Grey,  Clark 

&  Engle. 

557  Chas.  S.  Kirk  of  James  S.  Kirk  &  Co., 

soap  manufacturers. 

56O  Alex.  MacKay,  general  freight  agent 
Michigan  Central  R.  R. 

562   John  B.  Lynch  of  Lynch  Bros.,  prod- 
uce commission  merchants. 

565   F.  W.  Stanley,  president  H.  P.  Stan- 
ley Co.,  fruit  commissioners. 

6OO   Daniel  Goodwin,  lawyer. 

6O6    Wm.  H.  Bush,  president  Bush  &  Sim- 
mons, wholesale  hat  dealers. 

6O8   August  Brosseau,  grain   commission 
merchant. 

623   Archbishop    Feehan,   Catholic   arch- 
bishop of  Chicago  archdiocese. 


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Pine  Street. 


NO. 

87 

99 

1O5 

97 

10O 
110 

122 

124 
134 

135 
136 


Abram  Poole,  Board  of  Trade  commis- 
sion merchant. 

B.  F.  Ayer,  general  counsel  Illinois 
Central  E.  R. 

Edward  M.  Heyl,  colonel  United 
States  Army. 


107  Mrs.  Mary  D.  Sturges,  widow  of  George 
Sturges. 

115  W.  F.  Dummer,  vice-president  North- 
western National  Bank. 

122  W.  S.  McCrea,  Board  of  Trade  com- 
mission merchant. 


Rush  Street. 


W.  F.  McLaughlin  of  W.  F.  McLaugh- 
lin  &  Co.,  coffee  and  spice  im- 
porters. 

Misses  Skinner,  daughters  of  the  late 
Judge  Skinner. 

Henry  J.  Willing,  capitalist,  formerly 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Field, 
Leiter  &  Co. 

John  V.  Clarke,  president  Hibernian 
Banking  Association. 

R.  Hall  McCormick,  capitalist. 

Mrs.  Eleonora  Hunt,  widow  of  Chas. 

H.  Hunt. 
Mrs.  Nettie  McCormick,  widow  of  C. 

H.  McCormick. 
S.  H.  Kerfoot  of  S.  H.  Kerfoot  &  Co., 

real  estate. 


Walter  F.  Cobb,  capitalist. 

E.  T.  Watkins,  for  many  years  presi- 
dent of  the  Chicago  Gas  Light  & 
Coke  Co. 

Henry  W.  King  of  Henry  W.  King  & 
Co.,  wholesale  clothing. 

Cyrus  H.  Adams,  grain  commission 
merchant. 

W.  K.  Nixon,  capitalist. 

W.  G.  McCormick  of  Schwartz,  Dupee 
&  McCormick,  Board  of  Trade 
commission  merchants. 

Francis  M.  Whitehouse,  architect. 


138 
148 

151 
155 

156 
157 

158 

162  J.  J.  Dau,  vice-president   Reid,  Mur- 
doch &  Co.,  wholesale  grocers. 
164   Watson  F.  Blair,  retired  banker. 


16O9  E.  D.  Winslow  of  E.  D.  Winslow  & 
Co.,  grain  commission  merchants. 

1617    W.  T.  Smith,  insurance  agent. 

1675  Robert  A.  Waller  of  R.  A.  Waller* 
Co.,  insurance  agents. 

1680  F.  K.  Maus,  vie -president  Kelley, 
Maus  &  Co.,  heavy  hardware,  car- 
riage and  wagon  material. 


Sheridan  Drive. 

1684   A.  B.  Mallory,  retired  iron  merchant. 
1 69 1    W.  M.  Dickinson. 

H.  J.  Peet,  real  estate. 


17O1 
1711 


J.  B.  Waller,  Jr.,  of  R.  A.  Waller  & 
Co.,  insurance  agents. 


1 754   Edward  Remick,  architect. 


Superior  Street. 


306 
31O 
311 
313 
317 
319 


James  Walsh,  president  Calumet  Gas 

Co.,  and  real  estate. 
Rev.  Floyd  W.  Tomkins,  Jr.,  rector 

St.  James  Episcopal  Church. 
Rev.  M.  J.  Fitzsimmons,  pastor  of  the 

Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Name. 
Edward  B.  Strong,  grain  commission 

merchant. 
Lynian  E.  Crandall  of  L.  E.  Crandall 

&  Co.,  real  estate. 
R.  W.  Patterson,  Jr.,  general  manager 

of  the  Tribune,  and  secretary  and 

treasurer  Tribune  Co. 


361    Wm.   S.   Brewster,  president  Long's 
Truss  Rail  Joint  Co. 

369   Frederick  H.  Winston,  capitalist. 
399   W.  R.  Manierre,  lawyer. 

4O7    John  S.  Hannah  of  Wm.  P.  Harvey  & 
Co.,  grain  commission  merchants. 

410  Gen.  John  C.  Black  of  Black  &  Good- 

win, lawyers. 

411  Henry  V.  Pierpont  of  Pottle  &  Pier- 

pont,  willow-ware  manufacturers. 


Tower  Place. 

j  Beale, 

3   Ely  McClellan,  lieutenant-colonel  United 


1    E.  S.  Isham  of  Isham,  Lincoln  &  Beale, 
lawyers. 


States  Army. 


4  Levi  Z.  Leiter,  capitalist. 

5  Francis  King  of  Henry  W.  King  &',Co., 

wholesale  clothing. 
1O  Sartell  Prentice,  lawyer. 


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WEST   SIDE. 

For  many  years  the  West  Division  of  Chicago  contained  more  inhabitants 
than  the  other  two  divisions  put  together,  and  its  settled  territory  was  many 
times  greater.  Recent  years  have  changed  these  relations,  and  the  West  Side 
has  perhaps  fallen  behind  in  the  race  for  civic  prestige.  Excepting  the  very 
important  group  of  buildings  around  the  County  Hospital,  on  West  Harrison 
Street  at  Wood,  the  West  Side  has  been  denied  nearly  all  the  public  buildings 
and  monuments.  The  very  wealthy  citizens,  almost  to  a  man,  reside  on  the 
North  or  the  South  sides,  and  while  the  latter  boasts  the  possession  of  fine 
public  and  private  buildings  and  the  World's  Fair,  the  North  Side  has  in 
Lincoln  Park  a  pleasure-ground  with  which  it  would  be  presumptuous  to  com- 
pare any  or  all  of  the  parks  of  West  Chicago.  Some  of  the  main  causes  that 
have  produced  this  result  may  be  named.  The  lake  shore  is  the  principal  one; 
the  open  and  suburban  prairie  at  the  south  was  another  reason  for  rapid  settle- 
ment southward  by  new  citizens.  The  old  settlers  were  all  established  on 
the  western  side,  and  demanded  high  prices,  and  the  bridges  obstructed  the 
progress  of  both  the  North  and  West  sides.  Yet  it  is  not  impossible  that  the 
West  Side  may  regain  the  advantages  which  seem  naturally  to  belong  to  that 
quarter.  It  is  but  four  miles  from  Garfield  Park  to  the  Masonic  Temple, 
while  it  is  seven  from  Lake  Street  to  Jackson  Park,  yet  in  1893  excellent  resi- 
dence property  sold  at  $150  a  foot  near  Garfield  Park  and  for  $1,000  on  Stony 
Island  Avenue  near  Jackson  Park. 

It  must  not  be  said  that  there  are  no  great  streets  on  the  West  Side.  Cer. 
tainly  West  Madison  Street  is  one  of  the  best  business  thoroughfares  in  the 
city,  and  the  display  at  Halsted  Street  is  the  most  brilliant  after  dark.  The  lat- 
ter thoroughfare  is  paved,  lighted,  and  settled  under  one  name  for  a  greater 
distance  than  any  other  street  in  the  world;  but  it  is  lined  with  many  miser- 
able wooden  houses  and  low  sheds.  Ashland,  Washington,  and  Jackson  bou- 
levards are  elegant  streets,  and  as  driveways  come  nearer  to  the  Parisian 
style  than  any  which  New  York  City  can  show.  And  if  the  generally  plain 
and  prosaic  architecture  and  simplicity  of  life  on  the  West  Side  be  viewed 
with  toleration,  we  have  indeed  a  wonderful  district  before  us,  in  which  there 
is  a  high  average  of  proprietors,  or  at  least  of  house-occupants,  as  distinguished 
from  tenant-house  population.  Stretching  each  way  run  two  diagonal  busi- 
ness streets,  Milwaukee  Avenue  northwestward  and  Blue  Island  Avenue  south- 
westward,  forming  the  letter  Y  among  the  right  angles  of  the  West  Side  map. 
Farther  west,  on  the  Blue  Island  or  left  side,  another  southwestern  direct 
route,  called  Ogden  Avenue,  affords  to  the  people  a  cross-cut  to  and  from  their 
homes.  All  three  of  these  diagonal  thoroughfares  are  great  streets,  rapidly 
increasing  in  importance,  their  street-cars  being  already  overloaded  with 
throngs  of  merchants  and  workmen  daily.  Running  west  from  the  lake  are 


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many  avenues  containing  shops  and  the  displays  characteristic  of  city  business 
streets.  One  of  these,  for  instance,  in  starting  from  Lincoln  Park  is  Fullerton 
Avenue;  another,  North  Avenue,  a  good  business  street,  runs  to  Humboldt 
Park.  Others  are:  Division  Street,  Chicago  Avenue,  Indiana  Street,  Randolph, 
running  into  Lake  Street;  Madison,  Van  Buren,  Harrison,  Taylor,  West 
Twelfth,  West  Eighteenth,  and  West  Twenty -first  streets. 

It  is  not  the  purpose  of  this  guide  to  treat  in  detail  so  wide  a  tract  of 
residences;  and,  to  make  a  comparison,  the  statement  that  the  West  Side  is  the 
Brooklyn  of  Chicago  will  show  that  such  a  minute  description  would  be  of 
little  use  if  made,  since  it  already  exists  in  the  city  directory.  We  shall 
instead  make  a  general  tour  of  the  West  Side,  view  the  three  large  parks,  and 
return  by  another  central  route.  There  must  perforce  remain  a  wide  region, 
including  the  diagonal  streets  called  Milwaukee  Avenue  (northwest)  and  Blue 
Island  Avenue  (southwest),  which  we 
have  not  visited,  nor  shall  we  have 
seen  the  thickly  settled  and  prosperous 
quarters  of  the  Poles,  Bohemians,  Ger- 
mans, and  Scandinavians.  Let  us  start 
west  on  Randolph  Street. 

On  the  right  at  the  forks,  beyond 
the  Lake  Street  bridge,  is  "Wolf 
Point  "  of  former  days;  the  beginning 
of  civil,  not  military,  Chicago,  where 
three  hotels  once  stood.  At  the  east 
end  of  the  Randolph  Street  bridge,  on 
the  right,  is  the  Lind  Block,  which 
escaped  destruction  in  the  Great  Fire. 
On  Canal  Street,  just  south  of  the 
Barnes  House,  is  the  place  where  the 
Tribune  and  Evening  Journal  were 
printed  in  1872.  Canal  Street  was  then 
the  State  Straet  of  Chicago.  At  Des- 
plaines  Street  we  reach  the  Haymarket 
Square.  It  may  be  noted  that  the  name  of  the  square  is  derived  from  the  old 
market-place,  or  hay  market,  where  as  early  as  1857  farmers  brought  their  hay 
to  sell,  ranging  their  wagons  about  the  sides  of  the  area,  a  central  building 
being  mainly  devoted  to  general  produce. 

The  Haymarket  Monument  does  not  stand  where  the  anarchists  threw 
their  bomb  on  the  night  of  May  4,  1886 — an  event  recited  in  our  history — but 
was  erected  at  a  more  conspicuous  point,  where  Randolph  and  Desplaines 
streets  cross,  or  at  the  extreme  eastern  end  of  Haymarket  Square.  The  bomb 
was  thrown  at  the  north,  on  Desplaines  Street,  just  south  of  the  first  alley. 


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STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC.  209 

The  statue  is  a  heroic  representation,  ten  feet  high,  of  a  city  policeman  dressed 
in  uniform,  with  hand  uplifted  as  in  solemn  warning,  the  granite  pedestal 
bearing  the  inscription:  "In  the  name  of  the  people  of  Illinois,  I  command 
peace."  The  total  height  of  the  monument  is  twenty-four  feet.  It  is  sur- 
rounded by  an  iron  railing,  supporting  on  either  side  protected  street-lamps, 
each  about  eight  feet  in  height.  The  memorial,  erected  by  popular  subscrip- 
tion, was  designed  by  C.  F.  Batchelder  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  was  unveiled 
May  30, 1889,  the  entire  cost  being  about  $10,000. 

On  Washington  Boulevard. — To  reach  this  boulevard  we  turn  to  the  left 
one  block.  The  level  was  seven  feet  below  grade  before  1870.  It  then 
became  a  fashionable  residence  quarter,  running  only  to  Union  Park,  where  its 
attractions  ceased,  nearly  all  the  houses  east  of  Union  Park  being  built  long 
before  the  Great  Fire.  Several  churches  have  disappeared — for  instance,  at 
Green  Street,  Carpenter  Street,  and  Ada  Street. 

Halsted  Street. — At  the  west  end  of  the  Haymarket  we  reach  a  street 
remarkable  for  its  length,  viaducts,  four  lines  of  street-cars,  and  tho  great 
number  of  public  halls  situated  either  on  or  near  its  building-lines.  At  the 
left,  or  south,  one  block,  is  perhaps  the  most  populous  corner  to  the  city, 
where  a  vast  crowd  can  be  collected  in  a  few  moments.  Near  Halsted  Street, 
east  on  Madison,  is  the  Haymarket  Theater.  Just  beyond  Madison,  on  the 
west  side  of  Halsted,  is  the  Academy  of  Music,  a  theater;  at  Jackson  Bou- 
levard, on  the  southwest  corner  of  Halsted,  is  the  Standard  Theater;  and 
at  Twelfth  Street  is  the  West  Twelfth  Street  Turner  Hall.  Viaducts  cross 
all  the  railroad-tracks,  both  at  Kinzie  Street  on  the  north  and  Sixteenth  Street 
on  the  south.  At  335  Halsted,  or  about  nine  blocks  south,  is 

Hull  House,  a  social  settlement  in  a  vicinity  of  working  people,  many 
of  whom  are  foreigners,  which  has  become  a  center  for  the  social  life  of 
its  neighborhood,  and  to  some  extent  for  its  educational  and  civic  life.  A 
number  of  clubs  meet  weekly,  such  as  the  Working  People's  Social  Science 
Club,  the  Nineteenth  Ward  Improvement  Club,  etc.  Two  hundred  students 
attend  weekly  classes  conducted  on  the  general  plan  of  university  extension. 
There  are  many  clubs  and  classes  for  young  people  and  children.  In  adjoin- 
ing buildings  are  a  branch  reading  room  of  the  Public  Library,  a  gymnasium, 
a  coffee-house,  a  day  nursery,  a  diet  kitchen,  a  studio  and  art  exhibit  room. 
The  number  of  residents  in  the  settlement  varies  from  six  to  twelve,  and  much 
of  the  teaching  is  done  by  men  and  women  living  in  other  parts  of  Chicago. 

The  march  of  business. — From  Sangamon  Street  westward  tho  houses 
of  Washington  Boulevard,  where  business  has  not  trenched  upon  them,  have 
been  often  thrown  together  in  large  hotels.  The  block  between  May  and  Ann, 
erected  after  the  Fire,  rented  its  houses  in  1872  for  $2,000  each,  annually. 
Real-estate  prophets  twenty-five  years  ago  foretold  that  every  lot  on  every 
street  east  of  Union  Park  would  sometime  be  the  site  of  a  store  or  factory — 
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210  STEEETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

this  for  a  half-mile  each  side  of  Madison  Street.  In  early  days  "West  Lake 
Street  was  "metropolitan;"  in  1872  Randolph  was  in  the  lead;  in  1880  Madi- 
son took  precedence,  and  now  Van  Buren  is  appearing  as  a  great  tunnel-cabled 
artery,  having  the  diagonal  Blue  Island  Avenue  as  a  feeder. 

The  Avery  home. — At  the  northwest  corner  of  Sangamon  and  Washing- 
ton Boulevard  is  a  mansion  once  considered  the  finest  Chicago  could  boast 
(excepting  Schuttler's).  Its  owner  has  long  abandoned  it  for  Prairie  Avenue, 
and  it  remains  a  monument  of  the  city's  rapid  growth.  Avery  was  the 
wealthiest  member  of  the  First  Congregational  Church,  at  Ann  Street. 

The  First  Congregational  Church. — Here  were  the  headquarters  of  the 
city  officers  at  the  time  of  the  Great  Fire,  and  the  street  was  for  many  days 
crowded  with  people.  The  church  burned  in  1873,  and  afterward  restored, 
stands  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Ann  Street  and  the  boulevard.  It  was  built 
by  Henry  Lord  Gay,  and  was  the  first  Western  church  to  adopt  the  amphi- 
theatrical  method  of  seating  the  worshipers.  Here  Clarence  Eddy,  the  noted 
organist,  made  his  first  Western  appearance,  in  1872.  The  pastor,  Rev.  E.  P. 
Goodwin,  has  long  resided  at  No  354. 

The  Snell  residence. — The  artistic  graystone  building  with  its  noticeable 
verandas  and  brown  trimmings  standing  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Ada  Street 
is  famous  for  the  unavenged  murder  of  its  owner,  February  7,  1888,  by  burg- 
lars. Fifty  thousand  dollars  were  for  a  time  offered  for  the  apprehension  of 
Willie  Tascott,  charged  with  the  murder. 

Bishop  Whitehouse  lived  on  this  street,  near  Union  Park,  at  the  time  of 
the  schism  which  led  to  the  organization  of  the  Reformed  Episcopal  Church, 
with  Charles  Edward  Cheney  as  head  bishop.  The  Episcopal  Cathedral  of 
SS.  Peter  and  Paul  is  at  the  corner  of  Peoria  Street.  This  was  the  first 
Protestant  Episcopal  cathedral  erected  in  the  United  States. 

Union  Park  has  become  a  mere  square.  An  organ  factory  stands  near  it. 
It  is  notable  for  its  macadamized  roadway,  stone  water-basin,  and  beds  of 
begonia.  Once  its  many  beautiful  shade- trees  embowered  a  bear- pen,  caves  for 
small  animals,  meandering  water-boats,  and  lovers'  seats.  Now  it  is  for  nurses 
with  baby  carriages,  youug  people  intent  on  enjoying  the  pleasures  of  its 
numerous  tennis-courts,  and  hurrying  vehicles  bent  on  reaching  Garfield  Park. 
In  1868  Samuel  J.  Walker  offered  to  the  city  all  the  land  as  far  as  Madison 
Street  for  $100,000.  The  press  raised  a  cry  of  corruption  in  the  Council,  and 
the  park  was  not  enlarged.  The  inversion  and  modernizing  of  Union  Park 
was  an  unfortunate  move.  The  great  basin,  however,  and  the  present  sur- 
roundings are  very  neat,  if  not  elegant. 

Sheridan's  Monument. — In  addition  to  the  gift  of  an  electric  fountain  at 
Lincoln  Park,  and  the  largest  of  telescopes  given  to  the  University  of  Chicago, 
Mr.  Charles  T.  Yerkes,  president  of  the  West  and  North  Side  Chicago  Pas- 


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212  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

senger  railways,  has  donated  funds  for  a  large  equestrian  statue  of  General 
Sheridan,  to  be  erected  in  Union  Park. 

The  Washingtonian  Home,  at  Madison  Street  and  Ogden  Avenue,  a 
block  to  the  left,  at  Union  Park,  occupies  the  site  of  the  old  Bull's  Head  Tav- 
ern and  early  Stock  Yards  of  Chicago,  and  before  the  discovery  of  physical  treat- 
ment of  dipsomania  this  noble  charity  was  the  city's  only  reliable  bulwark 
against  intemperance.  The  Home  has  had  a  small  share  of  the  city's  income 
from  fines,  penalties,  and  licenses,  expends  about  $50,000  a  year,  and  has  done 
much  good,  15,000  persons  having  been  treated  since  1863. 

Beyond  Union  Park. — The  Union  Park  Congregational  Church  presents 
a  beautiful  front  approaching  it  through  Union  Park.  It  was  intended  that 
the  theological  seminary  at  the  left  should  harmonize  with  the  church,  but 
the  inartistic  red  brick  Hammond  Library  and  other  buildings  of  the  Chicago 
Seminary  were  suffered  to  mar  the  architectural  effect.  The  spire  is  one  of 
the  highest  in  the  city,  and  can  be  compared  only  with  that  of  the  Church  of 
the  Holy  Family  (Jesuit),  on  Twelfth  Street. 

The  Chicago  Theological  Seminary,  at  the  left  and  on  Warren  Avenue, 
is  a  school  for  the  education  of  Congregational  ministers,  and  has  been  in 
existence  thirty-five  years.  Two  of  its  buildings,  including  the  library — 
Hammond  Hall — containing  10,000  volumes,  are  among  the  best  in  the  city, 
and  there  are  accommodations  for  nearly  150  students. 

The  Foundlings'  Home. — At  Wood  Street,  this  large  building  may  be 
seen  south  of  Madison,  on  the  east  side,  No.  114.  Here  6,000  babies,  many  of 
them  discovered  near  by,  and  more  than  2,000  mothers  have  been  received  and 
cared  for.  The  history  of  the  institution  shows  that  the  inmates  have  often  in 
their  extremity  comforted  their  hunger  by  prayer,  not  knowing  where  the  next 
dollar  was  to  come  from.  The  beneficent  care  of  its  inmates  recalls  the  untir- 
ing devotion  of  its  founder,  the  late  Doctor  Shipman,  and  of  his  noble  wife, 
now  fittingly  honored  as  superintendent  of  the  home. 

The  Chicago  Hospital  for  Women  and  Children  is  located  at  the  north- 
west corner  of  Paulina  Street,  Ogden  Avenue,  and  Adams  Street.  This  is 
exclusively  a  woman's  institution,  men  having  no  office,  duty,  or  business 
about  the  place.  The  fine  building  accommodates  eighty  patients,  and  the 
premises  are  partially  laid  out  in  lawns  and  shrubbery. 

Out  Washington  Boulevard  the  street  assumes  the  character  of  a  park- 
way. Trees  are  set  at  regular  distances,  the  sidewalks  are  all  of  stone,  and  no 
fences  are  to  be  seen.  There  are  many  conspicuous  mansions,  and  the  com- 
mercial characteristics  that  were  so  apparent  east  of  Union  Park  entirely  dis- 
appear. At  the  northeast  corner  of  Wood  Street  is  the  palatial  home  of  the 
Ashland  Club,  described  elsewhere. 

At  Robey  Street  we  are  in  a  center  of  churches,  the  Eighth  Presbyterian, 
a  well-known  society,  on  the  m  rthwest  corner,  Rev.  Thomas  D.  Wallace,  D. 


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D.,  pastor;  opposite  is  St.  Andrew's  Episcopal  Church,  rector,  Rev.  W.  C. 
De  Witt;  to  the  right,  on  Park  Avenue,  a  parallel  street,  the  Park  Avenue 
Methodist  Church,  Rev.  W.  W.  Painter,  pastor;  to  the  left  one  block,  the 
Church  of  the  Redeemer  (Universalist),  Rev.  M.  H.  Harris,  pastor. 

George  R.  Davis,  the  Director-General  of  the  World's  Fair,  resides  at  No. 
692  Washington  Boulevard,  a  spacious. mansion  built  by  the  jeweler  Chambers, 
now  deceased.  Here  General  Davis  lives  surrounded  by  a  large  family, 
reflecting  in  their  trails  and  customs  the  sturdy  Ne'w  England  character. 
They  have  a  modest  summer  home  at  Fox  Lake.  The  Director-General  is  an 
able  man  in  the  Administration  Building,  yet  he  is  best  seen  at  home,  in  his 
library,  where  the  project  of  the  Exposition  was  first  conceived. 

At  Rockwell  Street  the  railways  cross  the  boulevard,  and  it  is  well  for 
the  visitor  to  exercise  great  precaution.  The  unique  building  at  1068  is  the 
home  of  the  Illinois  Cycling  Club.  It  is  a  four-story  brick  with  an  interior 
elegantly  furnished  and  expressly  arranged  for  the  comfort  and  convenience  of 
its  large  membership.  On  the  opposite  side  of  the  street,  a  little  to  the  west, 
are  the  red  brick  buildings  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  an  institution 
for  the  training  of  Episcopal  clergymen. 

IN   GARFIELD   PARK. 

The  approach. — The  entrance  to  this  pleasure-ground,  by  drive-way,  is 
probably  the  finest  park-vestibule  in  Chicago.  On  either  side  of  the  boulevard 
are  imposing  mansions,  with  lots  on  the  right  fully  200  feet  deep.  This  admi- 
rable approach,  extending  in  a  direct  line  for  three  miles,  is  doubtless  destined 
with  time  and  change  of  fashion  to  be  one  of  the  prominent  thoroughfares 
of  the  world.  Washington  Boulevard  also  extends  westward  a  distance  of  a 
mile  and  three-quarters  beyond  Garfield  Park. 

Location. — Garfield  Park  is  on  a  line  half  a  mile  west  of  the  meridian  of 
Humboldt  and  Douglas  parks,  or  about  four  miles  due  west  of  the  City  Hall. 
It  is  therefore  a  far  western  point  in  Chicago  at  its  widest  part.  The  Madison 
Street  cable  pnsses  through  the  park,  which  extends  from  the  Kinzie  Street 
railway-tracks  to  Van  Buren  Street,  and  is  intersected  by  Madison  and  Lake 
streets.  Take  the  grip-car  which  bears  no  sign. 

Progress. — When  we  behold  the  work  done  in  Jackson  Park  during 
1891-92,  it  is  easy  to  believe  that  the  improvement  of  Garfield  Park  from  1869 
to  1893  has  been  deliberate,  as  the  portion  south  of  Madison  Street  is  still 
unfinished.  Grounds  at  the  head  of  Washington  Boulevard  have  been  pre- 
s"iitable  for  twenty  years.  Formerly  a  monument  made  of  fire-proof  safes, 
relics  of  the  Great  Fire,  stood  at  the  entrance.  It  was  the  work  of  Free  Masons, 
who  built  it  in  recognition  of  the  charity  of  the  world,  and  dedicated  it 


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October  30,  1872.  It  rose  many  feet  in  the  air,  occupying  the  present  site  of 
the  flower-bed,  and  finally  became  so  obnoxious  that  it  was  demolished. 

Artesian  water. — The  park  has  been  famous  for  its  artesian  well,  strongly 
impregnated  with  iron.  Take  the  drive  to  the  left  on  entering  at  Washington 
Boulevard.  This  water  is  carried  by  hand  to  all  parts  of  the  city. 

The  lakes. — There  are  deep  ponds  stocked  with  bass  and  other  excellent 
fish,  and  a  permit  to  angle  is  given  under  restrictions  as  to  hours  and  seasons. 
Boats  are  let  by  the  hour  at  25  cents,  and  there  are  enough  for  all. 

The  Chinese  Pagoda,  an  elaborate  structure  serving  as  an  engine  and 
dynamo  house  for  the  electric  lights,  artesian  well,  and  conservatory,  is  at  the 
central  entrance  on  Madison  Street. 

Pavilion  and  conservatory. — These  houses,  and  particularly  the  latter, 
with  its  various  hot-houses,  are  both  first-class,  and  go  far  to  redeem  the  park 
from  the  charge  of  tameness  and  want  of  attraction  as  compared  with  the 
charms  of  Lincoln  Park.  It  is  probable  that  Lake  Michigan,  after  all,  is  the 
strong  feature  of  the  chief  resort.  The  rose  and  orchid  houses  are  new  and  of 
exceeding  interest  to  florists  and  other  visitors. 

Across  Madison  Street,  on  the  south,  will  stand  the  new  Museum  of 
American  Antiquity,  which  is  to  cost  $200,000.  Here  there  are  eighty  acres 
of  grounds,  now  under  improvement,  making  185  acres  for  Garfield  Park.  It 
is  customary,  however,  to  drive  out  of  Garfield  by  the  north,  into 

Central  Boulevard,  which  soon  turns  directly  east,  and  then  north,  and  is 
designed  as  an  approach  to  Humboldt  Park,  which  we  are  next  to  visit.  A 
viaduct  lifts  us  above  the  danger  of  collision. 

IN    HUMBOLDT   PARK. 

Leading  features. — This  field  of  200  acres  has  a  fine  lake,  a  handsome 
pavilion,  a  superb  conservatory,  and  an  artesian  well.  The  parks  are  for  the 
people,  and  here  there  is  nothing  of  the  fashion  and  eclat  that  mark  the  select 
amusements  of  the  city.  Refreshments  are  served  at  all  park  pavilions,  both 
summer  and  winter,  for  in  winter  these  are  great  places  for  skating. 

Location. — Humboldt  Park  is  soonest  reached  by  taking  Milwaukee  Ave- 
nue cable  at  Washington  Street,  and  selecting  either  North  Avenue  or  Division 
Street  trailers  on  the  train.  We  can  go  out  by  North  Avenue  car  and  enter  at 
the  north,  walking  south  through  the  park,  returning  by  Division  Street  car. 

The  Humboldt  Statue  is  located  a  few  rods  to  the  north  of  the  lake,  near 
the  old  park  pavilion  and  was  erected  by  F.  J.  Dewes  in  honor  of  Baron  Alex- 
ander von  Humboldt,  after  whom  the  park  is  named.  It  is  of  bronze,  and  was 
cast  in  Germany  from  an  original  design  by  Felix  Goerling.  The  pose 
and  expression  attest  the  sculptor's  sympathetic  instinct.  In  the  half-raised 
right  hand  is  held  a  flower,  while  in  the  left,  resting  easily  upon  a  rustic  sup- 


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port,  is  clasped  a  book.  Partly  visible  at  his  feet  is  a  globe,  beside  which  the 
head  of  an  animal  and  other  symbolic  figures  are  seen,  indicating  the  various 
sciences  in  which  the  great  naturalist  and  philosopher  excelled.  The  statue 
is  ten  feet  high,  standing  upon  a  pedestal  of  Maine  granite  ten  feet  square  and 
nearly  eighteen  feet  in  height.  It  was  unveiled  October  16,  1892. 

Humboldt  Boulevard. — We  now  proceed  north  and  then  east  on  Humboldt 
Boulevard  to  the  river,  and  thence  east  to  Lincoln  Park;  but  the  usual  course 
is  to  return  by  Central  Park  Boulevard,  reGntering  Garfleld  Park  and  passing 
through  it  to  Douglas  Boulevard,  which  will  lead  1%  miles  to 

DOUGLAS    PARK. 

Location. — Take  Ogden  Avenue  trailer  marked  "Lawndale,"  on  Madison 
Street  cable.  This  car  will  .set  the  visitor  down  at  the  central  portion  of  the 
park,  through  which  Ogden  Boulevard  passes. 

General  characteristics. — Douglas  Park  comprises  200  acres,  so  laid  out 
that  its  water-surface  seemingly  predominates.  The  lakes  are  deep,  and  have 
a  wide  and  well-deserved  popularity  as  boating  and  skating  grounds.  Its 
mall,  or  playground,  is  large,  and  as  population  is  thick  thereabout  the  spot 
is  much  visited  on  Sunday  afternoons.  The  pavilion  and  costly  conservatory 
are  both  large,  well  heated,  and  stocked  with  rare  exotics. 

Southwest  Boulevard  extends  at  right  angles  for  many  miles  toward 
Jackson  Park,  going  south  on  the  line  of  Western  Avenue,  but  it  is  not  best 
to  attempt  so  long  a  ride,  and  the  return  to  the  city  is  wisest  by  way  of  Ogden 
Avenue  viaduct  and  Twelfth  Street  Boulevard,  the  latter  a  unique  thorough- 
fare that  extends  east  to  Ashland  Boulevard. 

Ogden  and  Twelfth  Street  boulevards. — Here  the  business  street  and 
horse-cars  run  on  each  side  of  an  asphalt  pavement,  and  between  this  pave- 
ment and  the  car-tracks,  on  each  side,  is  a  greensward  with  a  line  of  trees, 
coped  on  all  sides  with  white  stone.  A  double  row  of  street-lamps  on  each 
side  gives  to  the  vista  a  fine  effect  at  night. 

Suburban  drive. — As  on  the  North  Side,  a  drive  may  be  extended  indefi- 
nitely westward  from  Garfiekl  or  Douglas  parks.  West  of  Garfield  Park  lie 
the  beautiful  suburbs  of  Moreland,  Austin,  and  Oak  Park;  Oak  Park  boasting 
several  streets  of  rare  beauty.  Continuing  west  on  Harrison  Street,  we  reach 
the  Desplaiues  River.  Here,  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  stream,  is 

Waldheim  Cemetery,  the  burial-place  of  the  anarchists.  Immediately 
adjoining  it  on  the  south  is  Forest  Home  Cemetery,  which  is  beautifully  laid 
out  on  the  lawn  plan,  with  well-kept  drives  and  tastefully  adorned  grounds. 

Statistics  for  the  Western  System.— Total  cost,  over  $3,000,000.  Aver- 
age cost  per  acre  of  laud  for  Humboldt  Park,  $519;  for  Central  Boulevard, 
$1,178;  for  Garfield  Park,  $2,449;  for  Douglas  Boulevard,  $908;  for  Douglas 


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The  County  Hospital  Group. 

The  engraving  on  the  opposite  page  brings  down  to  date  a  view  of  one  of 
the  most  remarkable  groups  of  charitable  and  educational  buildings  in  the 
world.  Twenty  years  ago,  there  could  be  seen  in  this  region  only  the  frame 
structures  that  now  stand  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Houore  and  Harrison 
streets.  The  nucleus  of  this  great  uplifting  has  been  the  Cook  County  Hos- 
pital, whose  pavilions  fill  the  mammoth  city  square  in  the  center,  and  of  this 
institution  only  the  stables  are  out  of  sight  at  the  right.  The  medical  colleges, 
of  necessity,  affiliate  with  the  free  hospital.  This  group  of  buildings  is  in 
itself  one  of  the  most  prophetic  things  about  Chicago.  That  cities  a  hundred 
years  old  have  not.  made  the  philanthropical  efforts  that  are  here  recorded 
within  twenty  years  demonstrates  the  growing  power  of  the  West.  The 
League  Base-ball  Park  lies  just  south  of  the  County  Hospital. 


1.    Cook  County  Hospital. 

THE  ADMINISTRATION  BUILDING.— This  is  the 
main  pavilion,  and  was  formerly  ornament- 
ed with  an  extended  and  impressive  s:one 
stairway,  but  the  frost  undermined  this  great 
porch,  and  to  save  the  pavilion  itself  the  ] 
fine  entrance-way  was  sacrificed.     A  semi- 
circular approach  still  remains  at  the  en-  | 
trance.     This  pavilion  is  90  feet  wide,  152 
feet  deap,  and  4  stories  high.     The  semi-  ; 
Cjothic  tower  is  168  feet  high,  and  can  be  ' 
seen    from    Halsted    Street,  over   a   mile 
away. 

EAST  AND  WEST  PAVILIONS. — These  are  34 
feet  wide,  104  feet  deep,  and  3  stories  high, 
with  windows  all  around.  Here  are  the  sur- 
gical wards. 

WINGS.— These  are  pavilions  extended 
northward  from  the  extremes  of  corridor  to 
afford  room  for  additional  wards.  They 
are  each  50  feet  wide,  56  feet  deep,  and  3 
stories  high.  The  children's  ward  occupies 
the  west  wing,  the  accident  ward  being  in 
the  east  wing.  The  wings  stand  nearer  to 
Wood  and  Lincoln  streets,  respectively,  than 
the  east  and  west  pavilions,  and  are  con- 
nected by 

THE  CORRIDOR. — The  east  and  west  corridor 
is  a  covered,  heated,  lighted  walk  for  inva- 
lids. It  has  a  length  of  236  feet,  a  width  of 
24  feet,  and  is  2  stories  high. 

THE  NEW  PAVILION,  added  to  the  group  in 
1893  at  a  cost  of  $a3,000,  may  be  seen  at  the 
extreme  right  of  the  view,  and  facing  the 
Woman's  Medical  College.  It  hasafrontage 
of  208  feet  on  Wood  Street,  is  76  feet  wide, 
and  64  feet  or  4  stories  high. 

THE  CONTAGIOUS  WARDoccupia'  the  fourth 
story  of  the  new  pavilion  and  is  absolutely 
isolated  from  the  remainder  of  the  build- 
ing, having  separate  entrance  and  elevator 
service,  two  men's  wards  48  x  21  feet,  2 
women's  wards  32  x  25  feet,  and  5  private 
wards. 


THE  AMPHITHEATER.— In  the  rear  portion 
of  the  second  story  of  the  main  pavilion  is 
a  clinical  amphitheater.  Seating  capacity, 
600. 

THE  KITCHEN,  BAKERY,  LAUNDRY,  ETC.— 
Between  the  wings,  and  extending  a  great 
distance  southward  from  them,  is  that 
portion  of  the  Administration  Building 
which  contains  the  dining-room  for  em- 
ployes, the  upholstering  department,  the 
mam  kitchen,  the  store,  the  store-room,  the 
laundry,  the  bakery,  and  the  ice-house,  hold- 
ing 40  tons  of  ice.  It  is  64  feet  wide,  70  feet 
deep,  and  3  stories  high. 

THE  BOILER  ROOM  contains  4  engines,  2  of 
which  are  high-pressure.  These  furnish 
light,  heat,  and  power.  A  high  smoke-stack 
adds  to  the  evils  of  the  smoke  question. 
This  building  is  118  feet  deep  and  84  feet 
wide;  extended  in  1892,  at  a  cost  of  $12,000. 

THE  MORGUE  is  the  next  and  last  building 
in  a  straight  line  southward.  It  is  44  feet 
square,  lighted  by  skylights  only,  and  lined 
with  antiseptic  glazed  brick.  It  was  built  in 
1892,  at  a  cost  of  $30,000,  being  modeled  after 
the  famous  Paris  morgue,  and  is  the  finest 
in  the  world. 

OTHER  BUILDINGS.  —  The  crematory  for 
burning  garbage  adjoins  the  Morgue  on  the 
west;  the  stables  are  at  the  northeast  corner 
of  Lincoln  and  Polk  streets;  the  gate-keeper's 
lodge  is  on  Lincoln  Street,  and  all  supplies 
enter  there,  as  well  as  the  outside  dead. 

THE  DETENTION  HOSPITAL.— Here  the  in- 
sane are  kept,  awaiting  the  sessions  of  court 
at  this  building  which  adjudge  and  deter- 
mine their  cases;  and  children  are  cared  for 
until  satisfactorily  place;!  in  some  industrial 
training-school.  This  edifice  was  built  at 
the  northwest  corner  of  Wood  and  Polk 
streets  in  1892.  It  fronts  100  feet  on  Wood 
and  80  feet  on  Polk  Street,  with  3  stories, 
and  cost  $47,000. 


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2.    Chicago  Post  Graduate  Medical  School 

and  Hospital, 

Near  the  northeast  corner  of  Lincoln  on 
Harrison  Street.  Tin's  new  building  is  55 
feet  wide  and  100  feet  deep,  with  5  stories 
and  basement.  It  has  1  extra  large  elevator. 
A  plain  exterior  of  pressed  brick  and  terra 
cotta.  Cost,  $35,000;  dedicated  May  1,  1893. 
3.  West  Division  High  School. 

This  fine  structure  has  a  tower-clock  which 
is  in  sight  far  up  and  down  Ogden  Avenue, 
a  thoroughfare  that  cuts  slightly  on  the 
premises.  The  building,  with  this  exception, 
stands  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Lincoln 
and  Congress  streets,  extending  to  Honore 
Street.  It  fronts  195  feet  on  Congress  and 
105  on  Honore  and  Lincoln  streets.  The 
material  used  is  red  brick  trimmed  with 
white  stone.  The  heating,  ventilation,  and 
water  service  are  of  the  best.  There  are  24 
rooms,  86  teachers,  and  1,400  pupils. 

4.    College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons. 

At  the  northwest  corner  of  Harrison  and 
Honore  streets  is  one  of  the  principal  medi- 
cal schools  in  this  region.  The  building  is 
100  feet  square,  and  has  recently  been  en- 
larged—a box-like  addition  having  been 
made  to  a  facade  which  was  built  in  the 
once-fashionable  style  of  Mansard  and  other 
Parisian  builders.  There  are  6  stories  and 
basement,  a  great  amphitheater,  and  a  dis- 
pensary. It  has  separate  laboratories  for 
chemistry,  histology,  and  pathology.  Build- 
ing cost  $125,000;  equipments  $20,000. 
5.  Congress  Hall. 

This  is  a  beautiful  little  hall,  built  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  Honore  and  Congress 
streets  in  1887,  by  Michael  C.  McDonald,  at  a 
cost  of  $20,000.  The  building  is  of  rock- 
faced  Lemont  stone,  fronting  60  feet  on 
Congress  Street  and  100  feet  on  Honore. 
Congress  Hall  occupies  the  entire  second 
story,  comparing  favorably  with  any  of  the 
smaller  down-town  halls.  The  third  floor  is 
occupied  by  secret  societies  and  lodges. 

6.  Illinois  Training  School  for  Nurses, 
South  of  Congress  Hall,  at  304  Honore  Street. 
This  school  was  established  in  1880,  and  the 
building  erected  2  years  later,  at  a  cost  of 
$40,000.  It  has  already  attained  an  enviable 
reputation,  and  the  graduates  are  in  de- 
mand at  highly  remunerative  salaries. 

7.  Marquette  School  Buildings. 
These  structures  occupy  the  whole  of  the 

east  half  of  the  block  in  which  the  training- 
school  last  described  is  located.  The  old 
building  is  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Wood 
and  Congress  streets.  It  was  built  in  187'9, 
accommodates  800  pupils,  and  cost  $45,000. 
The  new  building  is  at  the  northwest  corner 
of  Wood  and  Harrison  streets,  with  126  feet 
on  the  latter  thoroughfare  and  74  feet  on 
the  former.  This  building  cost  $75,000. 

8.  The  Presbyterian  Hospital. 
This  noble  building  is  a  fire-proof  structure 

of   great  height   and   value,  fronting   the 


whole  way  between  Wood  Street  and  Her- 
mitage Avenue  on  Congress  Street.  It  be- 
gan with  a  structure  adjoining  Rush  Medi- 
cal College,  fronting  on  Wood  Street,  but 
has  rapidly  grown  in  all  directions,  its 
latest  acquisition  being  the  property  along 
Hermitage  Avenue.  Nothing  was  spared  in 
erecting  the  Jones  memorial,  to  make  this 
splendid  pile  an  enduring  and  successful 
charity.  Many  churches  sustain  beds  here. 

9.  Hush  Medical  College 
Fronts  125  feet  on  Wood  and  125  feet  on 
Harrison  Street,  at  the  northeast  corner. 
This  was  the  first  of  the  high  buildings  in 
this  region,  and  looked  more  like  a  tower 
than  a  house,  though  now  its  70  feet  of 
height  fail  to  impress  it  especially  on  the 
eye.  Before  the  Great  Fire  this  celebrated 
college  was  located  on  the  North  Side, 
where  it  was  founded  in  1837.  It  has  an 
amphitheater,  a  dispensary,  and  all  the 
appurtenances  of  a  popular  school  of  medi- 
cine. The  edifice  is  built  of  red  brick  with 
stone  trimmings.  Total  cost,  $58,000. 

1O.  Chicago  College  of  Dental  Surgery 
Fronts  68  feet  on  Harrison  Street  and  83 
feet  on  Wood,  at  the  southeast  corner.  This 
5-story  building  is  of  Bedford  sandstone  in 
the  lower  story  and  pressed  brick  and  terra 
cotta  above.  The  college  was  established  in 
1882.  the  present  building  being  completed 
jn  1893,  at  a  cost  of  $75,000. 

11.  Laboratory  of  Bush  Medical  College. 
This  building  stands  just  east  of  the  above 
described  college,  and  almost  opposite  its 
parent  establishment.  It  fronts  125  feet  on 
Harrison  Street,  and  is  85  feet  deep.  In 
form  it  is  much  like  the  Dental  College,  with 
Bedford  stone  to  the  second  story  sill-course, 
where  terra  cotta  and  Roman  brick  finish 
out  the  height  of  72  feet.  Cost,  $50,000. 

12.    Chicago  Homeopathic  Medical 

College. 

This  is  the  third  of  the  large  and  popular 
professional  schools  of  this  quarter.  It 
stands  at  the  southeast  corner  of  York  and 
Wood  streets,  with  75  feet  of  frontage  on 
Wood  and  150  feet  on  York.  Its  4  stories 
contain  a  large  amphitheater,  a  dispensary, 
offices,  and  a  hospital,  and  its  existence  for 
12  years,  with  increasing  classes,  has  given 
great  encouragement  to  the  followers  of 
Hahnemann's  principles.  Building  of  red 
brick,  with  pavilions;  cost  $75,000  in  1881. 

13.  The  "Woman's  College, 
On  Lincoln  Street,  just  opposite  the  new 
pavilion  of  the  Cook  County  Hospital,  has 
long  held  the  right  wing  of  the  advance  that 
seeks  to  surround  the  great  hospital  with 
institutions  where  the  student  may  learn  and 
profit  through  the  inevitable  misfortunes  of 
humanity.  It  has  a  frontage  of  100  feet  and 
a  depth  of  65  feet,  with  4  stories.  College 
established  1870;  first  building  erected  in 
1877,  and  a  large  addition  in  1889. 


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Park,  $1,348.  Acres  of  land  in  1893  for  the  entire  system,  941;  in  Douglas 
Park,  200;  Humboldt,  200;  Garfleld,  185;  Union,  14%;  Jefferson,  5%;  Wicker, 
4%;  Vernon,  4^;  Campbell,  %.  Humboldt  Boulevard  leads  from  Humboldt 
Park  to  Lincoln  Park,  2%  miles;  Central  Boulevard  from  Humboldt  Park  to 
Garfield  Park,  1%  miles;  Douglas  Boulevard  from  Garfield  Park  to  Douglas 
Park,  \%  miles;  Southwest  Boulevard  from  Douglas  Park  to  the  South  parks, 
2%  miles.  About  twenty  years'  work  has  been  done,  over  150,000  trees  have 
been  planted,  and  nearly  a  hundred  acres  of  lakes  made. 

THE  COOK  COUNTY  HOSPITAL  GROUP. 

Probably  no  other  region  of  the  city  contains  a  more  striking  collection  of 
public  buildings  than  the  blocks,  visible  from  Twelfth  Street,  bounded  by 
Congress,  Lincoln,  and  Polk  streets  and  Hermitage  Avenue.  The  easiest 
approach  is  by  Harrison  Street  cars  or  by  Ogden  Avenue  trailer  on  Madison 
cable  to  Honore  Street.  The  following  edifices  are  here  seen: 

The  Cook  County  Hospital. — This  great  public  charity  occupies  nearly 
all  the  area  of  a  twelve-acre  lot  of  ground.  It  receives  patients  without 
exception,  a  new  pavilion  containing  wards  for  contagious  diseases  being 
erected  in  1892.  From  the  high  central  pavilion  stretch  wide  wings,  in  each 
of  which  there  is  room  for  a  large  number  of  beds.  Long  covered  galleries  for 
exercise  extend  from  east  to  west;  an  amphitheater  affords  facilities  for  clinics; 
and  the  laundry,  kitchen,  engine-house,  and  morgue — which  is  the  most  com- 
plete in  the  world — extend  to  Polk  Street.  Along  the  Lincoln  Street  side  are 
the  guard-house,  the  new  ward  for  contagious  diseases,  and  the  stables,  and  at 
Wood  and  Polk  is  the  house  of  detention  for  the  insane  and  orphans.  The 
public  are  admitted  to  the  hospital  on  Wednesdays  and  Sundays.  A  corps 
of  200  physicians,  nurses,  and  employes  attend  the  patients,  more  numerous 
in  the  hot  season,  but  always  a  multitude. 

The  Presbyterian  Hospital.— Second  in  importance  among  this  group 
is  the  Presbyterian  Hospital,  which  will  in  time  cover  nearly  all  of  the 
block  bounded  by  Wood,  Harrison,  Congress  streets,  and  Hermitage  Avenue. 
The  new  part  is  very  high,  and  is  provided  with  elevators.  Besides  five 
large  wards  there  are  nine  small  ones  containing  four  beds  each.  There  is  one 
endowed  ward  and  sixty-five  endowed  private  rooms.  It  is  the  best  building 
of  its  kind  in  the  city,  and  here  patients  may  receive  better  care  than  they 
could  command  at  home.  Over  2,000  were  treated  during  the  past  year. 

Rush  Medical  College  stands  next,  adjoining  the  above  on  the  south, 
or  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Wood  and  Harrison  streets,  having  been  formerly 
located  on  the  North  Side,  not  far  south  of  the  Waterworks.  This  college  is 
justly  celebrated  throughout  America.  It  maintains  a  free  dispensary,  to 


220  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

which  many  thousands  of  the  needy  come  for  medicine  and  examination,  and 
its  physicians  and  surgeons  have  risen  to  great  eminence  in  their  profession. 

The  Marquette  School. — Across  the  way  are  the  two  large  buildings  of 
the  Marquette  School,  where  Prof.  Frank  Williams  enjoys  the  distinction  of 
having  an  orchestra  composed  of  his  own  scholars.  The  bas-reliefs  over  the 
doors  of  the  new  building  are  interesting. 

The  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
Honore  and  Harrison  streets,  has  been  recently  enlarged,  and  now  accommo- 
dates 360  students,  having  an  equipment  fully  adequate  to  the  needs  of 
the  institution,  including  laboratories  adapted  to  the  study  of  chemistry, 
histology,  and  pathology,  each  with  a  capacity  of  125  students.  The  college 
also  maintains  a  large  free  dispensary.  Within  the  past  three  years  the  attend- 
ance has  more  than  doubled — sufficient  evidence  that  the  college  is  in  a  flour- 
ishing condition.  A  college  hospital  is  to  be  erected  this  year. 

The  Illinois  Training  School  for  Nurses  is  on  Honor6  Street,  opposite 
the  rear  of  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons.  This  institution  has 
made  a  remarkable  impression  on  the  city,  and  its  graduates  command 
salaries  of  $20  and  $25  a  week.  They  are  dressed  in  blue  and  white  striped 
gowns,  all  alike,  and  are  in  daily  attendance  at  the  hospitals,  where  they 
become  highly  proficient  and  experienced.  The  term  is  two  years. 

The  West  Side  High  School,  a  very  large  building  on  Ogden  Avenue, 
north  of  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  accommodates  1,400  pupils, 
the  corps  of  instructors  numbering  thirty-six.  Besides  twenty-four  class- 
rooms the  building  contains  a  large  assembly  hall,  drawing-room,  and  various 
laboratories  devoted  to  the  study  of  microscopy,  chemistry,  physics,  and 
biology.  This  structure  was  erected  largely  through  the  efforts  of  Frank 
Collier,  a  Chicagoan  noted  for  his  public  spirit. 

The  Chicago  Homeopathic  Medical  College,  a  large  and  well  appointed 
structure,  is  at  the  southeast  corner  of  York  and  Wood  streets,  opposite  the 
County  Hospital.  The  architecture  of  the  building  resembles  that  of  Rush 
Medical  College,  and  the  annual  roll  of  students  numbers  200,  receiving 
instruction  in  anatomy,  chemistry,  and  medicine,  the  pupils  boarding  at  resi- 
dences in  the  vicinity,  and  coming  from  every  State  in  the  Union. 

Other  buildings  in  this  group. — The  College  of  Dental  Surgery  is  rising 
on  Harrison  Street  directly  opposite  Rush  Medical  College;  east  of  the  latter, 
the  new  laboratory  of  Rush  Medical  College;  westward  on  Lincoln  Slreet, 
facing  the  County  Hospital,  is  the  Woman's  Medical  College,  and  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  Lincoln  and  Harrison  streets  is  the  new  building  of  the  Post 
Graduate  Medical  School;  thus  making  some  dozen  extraordinary  buildings 
all  within  a  stone's-throw  of  the  County  Hospital. 

At  Ashland  Boulevard. — Here  we  enter  the  most  elegant  and  fashionable 
street  on  the  West  Side,  and  one  of  the  most  convenient  places  for  city 


STEEETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC.  221 

residence,  the  distance  to  State  Street  being  but  two  miles.  This  beautiful 
avenue  was  designed  by  Samuel  J.  Walker,  who  planted  the  trees,  set  out 
decorative  urns,  and  finished  this  handsome  driveway.  At  one  time  Walker 
owned  1,500  acres  within  the  old  city  limits;  the  panic  of  1873  ruined  him. 

Residences. — The  residences  of  this  boulevard  are  all  modern,  some  of 
them  being  among  the  largest  and  finest  in  the  city.  Especially  woi'thy  of 
note  is  that  of  Gen.  Charles  Fitz  Simons,  No.  161.  This  edifice  is  con- 
structed of  rock-faced  blue  Bedford  stone,  the  architecture  being  somewhat 
after  the  style  of  the  French  Renaissance.  A  porte  cochere  of  pleasing  propor- 
tions, a  loggia  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  mansion,  and  a  tower  bay  over 
the  main  entrance,  terminating  in  a  Gothic  roof  of  ornamental  tile,  enhance  the 
beauty  of  the  general  effect.  The  residence  of  Mrs.  Matilda  B.  Carse  is  the 
southernmost  of  four  marble-front  houses  at  the  corner  of  Jackson  Street.  An 
attractive  feature  of  the  abode  is  the  wealth  of  ivy  covering  its  walls.  Other 
noteworthy  buildings  upon  this  thoroughfare  readily  suggest  the  superiority 
of  the  original  plan,  by  which,  in  giving  great  breadth  to  the  roadways,  the 
excellence  of  Chicago's  architecture  is  revealed  in  favorable  perspective. 

Carter  H.  Harrison. — The  mansion  of  this  prominent  Chicagoan  is  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  Jackson  and  Ashland  boulevards;  an  old-fashioned  home 
in  the  center  of  a  highly  valuable  property.  The  place  has  been  much 
enlarged  and  modernized  within,  and  here  many  brilliant  parties  have  been 
given.  Mr.  Harrison  owns  the  Chicago  Times,  and  was  for  four  successive  terms 
mayor  of  Chicago.  He  was  elected  for  a  fifth  term  in  1893. 

Churches  on  Ashland  Boulevard. — Near  Twelfth,  on  the  west  side  of 
Ashland,  is  the  Emanucl  German  Lutheran;  at  Adams,  on  the  east  side,  is  the 
Epiphany  (Episcopal);  at  Monroe,  on  the  west  side,  is  the  Fourth  Baptist;  at 
Ogdeu  Place,  on  the  west  side,  is  the  Third  Presbyterian  (Doctor  With  row), 
transferred  from  Carpenter  Street  by  Abbott  E.  Kittredge;  and  at  Washing- 
ton Boulevard  is  the  Union  Park  Congregational.  All  these  meeting-houses 
are  in  elegant  keeping  wiih  the  fashionable  street  on  which  they  stand. 

Jackson  Boulevard. — At  Mayor  Harrison's  homestead  we  turn  toward  the 
city,  again  on  an  asphalt  pavement.  Throughout  Jackson  Boulevard  the  most 
scrupulous  neatness  is  observable,  this  feature  rendering  a  walk  or  drive  upon 
the  thoroughfare  exceptionally  agreeable.  This  care  of  premises  characterizes 
the  most  unpretentious  dwellings  as  well  as  those  of  more  ambitious  neighbors. 
Among  fine  residences  we  may,  without  invidious  distinction,  mention  that  of 
A.  E.  Barnhart,  No.  505,  built  of  rock-faced  Lake  Superior  stone,  the  pillars 
guarding  the  entrance  being  of  the  same  material,  and  the  side  towers  and 
ornamented  chimneys  presenting  an  imposing  appearance;  and  that  of  Judge 
Tuthill,  No.  532,  of  dark-red  brick  with  light  granite  trimmings,  and  adorned 
with  cathedral-glass  windows  and  doors. 


222  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

Bicycles. — It  is  to  be  seen  that  a  "  biker"  can  go  on  his  wheel  from  Jack- 
son Street  bridge  to  Ashland,  north  to  Washington,  -west  to  Garfield,  southeast 
to  Douglas,  east  on  Ogden  and  Twelfth  to  Ashland,  and  north  to  Jackson,  all 
the  time  riding  on  asphalt  or  macadam.  This  great  circuit  occupies  but  a 
short  time,  and  the  asphalt  streets  are  always  filled  with  wheelmen,  which  is  to 
be  borne  in  mind  in  crossing  an  asphalt  way  on  foot. 

The  Schuttler  mansion,  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Aberdeen  and  Adams 
streets,  is  a  memory  of  the  early  glories  of  West  Chicago.  It  was  built  during 
war-times,  by  Peter  Schuttler,  of  brick  and  stone,  and  cost  a  great  price — 
some  say  as  high  as  $350,000.  It  is  occupied  by  Christoph  Hotz,  a  son-in- 
law  of  Peter  Schuttler,  the  great  wagon-maker,  and  the  splendid  modern  house 
of  Peter  Schuttler,  the  son,  adjoins  on  the  east.  In  many  regards  the  Schut- 
tler house  is  still  among  the  finest  in  Chicago.  The  spacious  house  is  embow- 
ered in  well-grown  trees  on  a  quarter  of  a  city  square. 

Jefferson  Park. — Passing  cityward  on  Jackson  Boulevard,  we  go  within  a 
block  of  Jefferson  Park,  which  is  a  square  bounded  by  Adams,  Loomis,  Mon- 
roe, and  Throop  streets.  At  the  southeast  corner  of  this  park  is  the  Jefferson 
Park  Presbyterian  Church,  a  former  pastor  of  which  was  Rev.  Francis  Patton, 
who  prosecuted  Professor  Swing  for  heresy. 

Other  West  Side  squares. — Vernon  Park  is  on  the  line  of  Polk  Street, 
west  of  Center  Avenue,  and,  like  Union  Park,  was  once  a  more  beautiful  spot, 
though  the  adjoining  residences  of  the  present  day  are  elegant.  Wicker 
Park  is  on  North  Robey  Street,  near  Milwaukee  Avenue,  covering  four  acres, 
neatly  laid  out  with  well-kept  walks  and  sward. 

Changes  in  twenty  years. — In  returning  on  Jackson  Boulevard  from 
the  West  Side  drive,  it  should  not  be  forgotten,  at  Loomis  Street,  that  here  was 
a  clear  line  of  city  limit  to  improvement  only  twenty  years  ago.  The  land 
from  this  corner  to  the  Jesuit  Church,  on  Twelfth  Street,  and  westward  as 
far  as  Robey  Street,  was  open,  unfenced  prairie,  with  houses  scattered  like 
farm  homesteads.  All  the  houses  east  of  Robey  and  west  of  Loomis  are  of  an 
excellent  order,  and  most  of  them  are  new. 

Origin  of  the  Great  Fire. — At  Jefferson  Street  a  detour  may  be  made 
south  by  way  of  Jefferson  to  the  Fire  Alley  in  the  rear  of  137  De  Koven 
Street,  very  nearly  as  far  south  as  Twelfth  Street.  A  tablet  is  set  in  the  wall 
of  a  brick  house,  but  the  burned  dwelling  was  north  of  the  designated  point. 
The  Great  Fire  began  in  the  shed  on  this  lot.  O'Leary's  cottage,  on  lot  No. 
137,  did  not  burn,  but  was  moved  away  or  destroyed  afterward.  The  tablet 
an  the  new  brick  house  reads:  "Tlie  great  fire  of  1871  originated  here  and 
extended  to  Lincoln  Park.  Chicago  Historical  Society,  1881." 

Elevated  roads  on  the  West  Side. — The  people  of  the  West  Side, 
guided  by  the  influential  owners  of  the  street-cars,  long  opposed  the  idea  of 
elevated  roads.  In  1888  the  West  Lake  Street  line  was  begun,  but  was 


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obstructed.  In  1892  the  Metropolitan  line,  backed  by  large  capital,  began  the 
costly  undertaking  of  tearing  down  houses  on  a  right  of  way  running  west- 
ward a  little  north  of  Congress  Street,  with  cross-lines  near  Paulina.  The 
Marshfleld  Avenue  Methodist  Church,  a  brick  and  stone  structure,  was  no 
sooner  built  than  it  was  destroyed  in  this  manner,  and  heavy  brick  structures 
were  moved  out  into  the  street,  and  carried  away. 

A  ride  on  the  Milwaukee  cable  in  connection  with  a  Division  Street  or  a 
North  Avenue  trailer  will  land  us  at  Hurnboldt  Park.  The  scenes  along  Mil- 
waukee Avenue  are  remarkable  only  as  showing  the  great  extent  of  the  city. 

A  ride  on  the  Madison  Street  cable  takes  the  visitor  past  the  Hay- 
market  Theater  at  H.ilsted  Street  and  the  Washingtonian  Home  at  Ogden 
Avenue,  through  Garfleld  Park,  and  ht  the  terminus  connects  with  an  electric 
car  that  will  make  a  delightful  loop  tour  through  several  suburbs  and  ceme- 
teries, returning  to  the  starting-point.  By  taking  an  Ogden  Avenue  trailer  the 
County  Hospital  group  is  passed  and  Douglas  Park  is  reached. 

A  ride  on  the  Van  Buren  cable,  which  has  but  recently  been  opened, 
carries  the  visitor  past  the  great  lumber  district,  but  is  otherwise  devoid  of 
especial  interest.  The  Ashland  Avenue  Waterworks  may  be  seen,  but  are  not 
to  be  compared  in  elegance  or  power  with  the  establishment  at  Chicago  Avenue 
and  the  lake  on  the  North  Side. 

Two  tunnels  lead  to  the  West  Side,  both  used  exclusively  by  the  street- 
cars— that  at  Washington  Street  being  completed  in  1868;  the  Van  Buren  Street 
tunnel  having  been  recently  opened. 

WEST   SIDE   RESIDENTS. 


Ashland  Boulevard. 


153   W.  P.  Rend  of  Rend  &  Walker,  coal 

merchants. 
161    Gen.  C.  Fitz  Simons  of  Fitz  Simons 

&   Connell   Co.,    contractors   and 

timber  dealers. 
179   Thomas  Chalmers,  treasurer  Fraser 

&  Chalmers,  ruining  machinery. 
1 92   William  J.  Wilson. 
196    W.  A.   Pinkerton,  principal  Western 

division    of   Piukerton's   National 

Detective  Agency. 

200  H.  M.  Lyman,  physician. 

20 1  C.  H.  Case  of  Case  &  Co.,  insurance 

agents. 
2O4   A.  E.  Wells  of  W.  A.  &  A.  E.  Wells, 

contractors. 
2O6   H.  H.  Brown  of  H.  H.  Brown  &  Co., 

insurance  agents. 
21O   E.  A.  Robinson,  wholesale  grocer. 


224   Ulric  Kin^  of  A.  S.  White  &  Co.,  grain 

commission  merchants. 
231    Carter  H.  Harrison,  mayor. 

234  William  J.  Chalmers,  president  Fraser 

&  Chalmers,  mining  machinery. 
237  Lee  H.  Borden,  capitalist. 
239   C.  C.  Kohlsaat,  judge  Probate  Court. 
243   M.  D.  Talcott,  publisher. 

245   Mrs.  Henrietta  E.  Owsley,  widow  of 

John  E.  Owsley. 
251    William    W.    Shaw,   manager    Dake 

Bakery. 

254  George  H.  Taylor  of  Work  Bros.  & 
Co.,  uniforms. 

26O  Rev.  T.  N.  Morrison,  rector  of  the 
Church  of  the  Epiphany. 

276  John  A.  King,  president  Fort  Dear- 
born National  Bank. 


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NO. 

277   Mrs.  Ruth   Featherstone,  widow   of 

John  Featherstone. 
281    E.  B.  Holmes  of  Holmes,  Pyott  &  Co., 

machinists. 
284  Mrs.  Emma  Fick,  widow  of  Louis  W. 

Fick. 
291    James  M.  Pyott  of  Holmes,  Pyott  & 

Co.,  iron  founders  and  machinists. 
294  M.  M.  Hirsh  of  Stein,  Hirsh  &  Co., 

starch  manufacturers. 
297   J.  A.  Robinson,  physician. 
3O8  M.  C.  McDonald,  real  estate. 
3 1 0   Thomas  Kane,  president  Thomas  Kane 

Co.,  school  furniture. 
314   P.  L.  Auten,  vice-president  Ford  River 

Lumber  Co. 

325  George  Sherwood  of  George  Sherwood 

Co.,  publishers. 

326  Thomas  Templeton  of  Marshall  Field 

&C». 

329  C.  T.  Nash  of  Nash,  Wright  &  Co., 

grain  commission  merchants. 

330  G.  C.  Hutchinson  of  W.  H.  Hutchin- 

son  &  Son,  bottle  stopper  manu- 
facturers. 

339  John  McLaren  of  John  Mason  Loomis 
Co.,  lumber. 

342   J.  L.  Fulton  of  J.  L.  Fulton  &  Co., 
paving. 

346  Lewis  Russ,  retired  grain  commission 

merchant. 

347  W.  J.  Mayer,  real  estate. 


NO. 

352   R.  H.  Piratzky,  lithographer. 

356   G.  B.  Kane  of  G.  B.  Kane   <fc   Co., 

printers'  ink. 
361    Mrs.  Eva  Wilce,  widow  of  Edwin  P. 

Wilce. 
363   John  C.  Spry,  president  John  Spry 

Lumber  Co. 

365  H.  B.  Maxwell  of  Maxwell  Bros.,  box 

manufacturers. 
307   James  Maxwell  of  Maxwell  Bros.,  box 

manufacturers. 
368  William  Matthei  of  Wm.  Matthei  & 

Son,  wholesale  liquors. 
373   Oliver  W.  Holmes,  manager  Holmes, 

Pyott  &  Co.,  machinists. 
379  C.  K.  Offleld  of  Offleld,  Towle  &  Linthi- 

cum,  lawyers. 
385   R.    S.    Greenlee,   president   Greenlee 

Bros.,  machinery  manufacturers. 

390  James  W.  Sheridan. 

391  C.    G.   Ricklefs,  treasurer   David   J. 

Braun  Manufacturing  Co.,  gas  fix- 
tures. 

394  Ferdinand  V.  Giudele  of  Gindele  & 

Struble,  contractors. 

395  W.  P.  Ketcham,  president  Ketcham 

Lumber  Co. 
5O3   W.  Ruehl.  president  William  Ruehl 

Brewing  Co. 

516  J.  C.  Tatge,  brick  manufacturer. 
527   Rev.  Louis  Hoelter,  pastor  of  Emanuel 

Evangelical  Lutheran  Church. 


Jackson  Boulevard. 


491    Ira  Tomblm  of  Ira  Tomblin  &  Co., 
grain  commission  merchants. 

493   F.  C.  Taylor  of  Work  Bros.   &  Co., 
uniforms. 

495   F.  H.  Lamb,  of  National  Tube  Works 

Co. 
497   Chas.  A.    Lamb,    manager   National 

Tube  Works  Co. 

499  Scott  Jordan  of  C.  H.  Jordan  &  Co., 

undertakers. 

500  James   A.    McMahon,    president   Mc- 

Mahon  &  Montgomery  Co.,  dredg- 
ing. 

50 1  Geo.  G,  Parker,  grain  commission  mer- 

chant. 

5O3   James  P.  Soper,  vice-president   and 
treasurer  Soper  Lumber  Co. 

5O5   A.  E.   Barnhart,  treasurer  Barnhart 
Bros.  &  Spindler,  type  foundry. 

15 


5O8  P.  J.  Healy,  president  Lyon  &  Healy, 
musical  instrument  manufact- 
urers. 

510  G.  V.  Drake,  paints  and  wall-paper. 

511  O.  Sands,  wholesale  butter  and  cheese 

dealer. 

512  Francis  A.  Riddle,  lawyer. 

513  George  Fritze,  grain  commission  mer- 

chant. 
515  John  Sollitt,  retired  real  estate  dealer. 

52 1  Wm.  T.  Bussey,  secretary  and  mana- 

ger Chicago  Stove  Works. 

522  John  G.  Keith  of  Keith  &  Carr,  vessel 

agents. 

523  D.  B.  McMasters,  retired  merchant. 

524  James  H.  Ward,  lawyer. 

525  J.  D.  Marshall,  leather  manufacturer. 

526  Mrs.  K.  A.  Shaw,  widow   of   K.  A. 

Shaw. 


226 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


Jackson  Boulevard — Continued. 


NO. 
53O 

532 

534 
539 
542 

643 
544 
546 


368 

376 
385 

413 
425 

431 
463 

468 

469 
470 

505 
518 
535 
538 

556 

574 

582 
599 
604 

6O6 
608 

650 
678 


B.  F.  Ferguson,  treasurer  South 
Branch  Lumber  Co. 

Richard  S.  Tuthill,  judge  of  the  Cir- 
cuit Court. 

Richard  Prendergast,  lawyer. 
Geo.  Ross,  wholesale  grocer. 

Mrs.  H.  C.  Morey,  widow  of  H.  C. 

Morey. 
W.    P.    Henneberry   of    Donohue   & 

Henneberry,  printers. 

Ernest  L.  Allen,  manager  Royal  In- 
surance Co. 

Mrs.  L.  Thatcher,  widow  of  A.  T. 
Thatcher. 


W.  D.  Messinger  of  W.  D.  Messinger 

&  Co.,  paper  dealers. 
R.  N.  Foster,  physician. 
A.  Shire,  cigar  manufacturer. 
C.  H.  Jordan  of  C.  H.  Jordan  &  Co., 

undertakers. 

Adam  Schaaf,  piano  dealer. 
David  Pyott  of  Holmes,  Pyott  &  Co., 

machinists. 
Geo.  H.  Williams  of  Geo.  H.  Williams 

&  Co.,  restaurant. 
Frank  A.  Hecht  of  Charles  Kaestner 

&  Co.,  machinists. 
Rev.  T.  F.  Cashman,   pastor  of   St. 

Jarlath's  Church. 


Washington  Boulevard. 


J.  M.  Leet  of  Leet  &  Fritze,  commis- 
sion merchants? 

C.  B.  Sefton. 

Mrs.  Huldah  Witbeck,  widow  of  Henry 
Witbeck. 

Mrs.  Mary  L.  Groesbeck,  widow  of 
Abraham  Groesbeck. 

Mrs.  Henrietta  Snell,  widow  of  Amos 
J.  Snell. 

A.  J.  Stone,  real  estate. 

Wm.  E.  Rollo  of  Wm.  E.  Rollo  &  Son, 
insurance  agents. 

C.  H.  Ruddock  of  S.  F.  Warren  &  Co., 
lumber  merchants. 

C.  D.  P.  Smith,  lawyer. 

C.  K.  G.  Billings,  president  People's 
Gaslight  &  Coke  Co. 

Arthur  Farrar. 

William  Gilmau,  real  estate. 

C.  W.  Earle,  physician. 

W.  W.  Clark  of  Clark  &  Pflster,  paper- 
box  manufacturers. 

John  Meudson,  retired  merchant. 

A.  L.  Singer  of  A.  L.  Singer  &  Co., 
clothiers. 

F.  C.  Schaefer,  physician. 

Perley  Lowe,  lumber  merchant. 

E.  T.  Harris,  president  E.  T.  Harris 
Co.,  architectural  iron  works. 

J.  S.  Meckling,  real  estate. 
Joseph  B.   Keeler,  commission  mer- 
chant. 

F.  A.  Crane,  assistant  secretary  Con- 

sumers'1 Gas  Co. 

Alex.  Vaughan,  president  Vaughan  & 
Bushnell  Manufacturing  Co.,  hard- 
ware. 


687  George  P.  Holmes  of  George  P. 
Holmes  &  Co.,  rubber  boots  and 
shoes. 

689   F.  S.  James,  insurance  agent. 

692  George  R.  Davis,  director-general  of 
the  World's  Fair. 

696  L.  M.  Bushnell.  secretary  Vaughan 
&  Bushnell  Mnfg.  Co.,  hardware 
specialties. 

72O   W.  F.  Knoll,  physician  and  surgeon. 

724  E.  G.  W.  Rietz,  retired  lumber  mer- 
chant. 

757    Sanger  Brown,  physician. 

768  Millard  Bingham  president  Samuel 

Bingham's  Sous,  printers'  rollers. 

769  Charles  S.  MacCarty,  real  estate. 
777  Miss  Molly  Moody,  daughter  of  the 

late   Alexander  Moody,  president 
Moody  «to  Waters  Co. 

783   William  Ripley,  lumber  merchant. 

790  Rev.  W.  C.  De  Witt,  rector  St.  An- 
drew's Episcopal  Church. 

817   Sydney  S.  Date,  Board  of  Trade  cor 
mission  merchant. 

833  A.  W.  Burnside,  physician. 

868   J.  J.   Sullivan,  manager  Hamilt 
Corliss  Engine  Co. 

88O   W.  R.  Clark,  contractor. 

882    C.  M.    Stokes,  advertising  mar 
Tribune. 

89O   J.  C.  McAndrews,  metals. 
1 147   J.  M.  Yeomans,  insurance  agent. 

1239   Severt  T.  Gunderson  of  S.  T.  Gu 
derson  &  Son,  lumber  merchants. 

1261    Wm.  E.  Mortimer,  retired  merchant. 

1271    H.    J.   Evans,    vice-president    New 
York  Biscuit  Co. 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


227 


Washington  Boulevard — Continued. 


NO. 

1295  J.  M.  Whitman,  general  manager 
Chicago  &  North-Western  Railway. 

1319  Ludwig  Wolff,  president  L.  Wolff 
Mnfg.  Co.,  plumbers1  supplies. 

1399  P.  P.  Ryan  of  P.  F.  Ryan  &  Co.,  dry- 
goods. 

1411  A.  J.  Graham  of  Graham  &  Sons, 
bankers. 

1423  Arnold  Heap  of  Heap  &  Whitflelcl, 
lawyers. 

1 427  Carl  Moll,  assistant  cashier  National 
Bank  of  Illinois. 

1473  D.  M.  Farson  of  Farson,  Leach  & 
Co.,  bankers. 

1479   W.  B.  Mason,  lawyer. 


NO. 
1482 

1487 
1491 

1492 
1493 


Mrs.  Eliza  Crane,  widow  of  Chas.  S. 

Crane. 
John  Eiszner,  cooperage. 

Alvin  H.  Sanders  of  the  J.  H.  San- 
ders Publishing  Co. 
C.  H.  Chamberlain  of  Chamberlain 

&  Patterson,  real  estate. 
E.  W.  Case  of  Case  &  Martin,  pie 

bakers. 

1494   Edward  Horan,  real  estate. 
1 499  J.  E.  Shipley,  city  salesman  for  Wau- 

kesha  Hygeia  Mineral  Spring  Co. 
1 5 1 0  D.  W.  Mills,  real  estate. 
1 52O   Geo.  W.  Spofford,  real  estate. 


West  Adams  Street. 


287  Peter  Schuttlerof  Schuttler  &  Hotz, 
wagon  manufacturers. 

300  John  M.  Smyth,  furniture. 

301  Christoph  Hotz  of  Schuttler  &  Hotz, 

wagon  manufacturers. 

389  David  Bradley,  president  David  Brad- 
ley Manufacturing  Co.,  agricul- 
tural implements. 

392  Edward  S.  Shepherd,  president  Cre- 
rar,  Adams  &  Co.,  railroad  sup- 
plies. 

395  C.  H.  Slack,  grocer. 

398  M.  F.  Donoghue  of  M.  McGinnis  & 
Co.,  wholesale  fish  dealers. 

43O  A.  G.  Lane,  superintendent  public 
schools. 

434   W.  Moyer,  retired  merchant. 

468  Mrs.  Esther  B.  Soper,  widow  of  A.  W. 
Soper. 

476  Michael  Cohen  of  Cohen  Manufactur- 
ing Co.,  overall  manufacturers. 

478  Frank  A.  Bergman  of  E.  T.  Mason  & 
Co.,  tanks. 

487  Mrs.  G.  W.  Newton,  widow  of  G.  W. 
Newton. 

490  Richard  W.  Bates,  furniture. 

491  A.  C.  Hewett,  dentist. 

5O1  Dr.  Florence  Ziegfeld,  president  Chi- 
cago Musical  College,  and  Inter- 
national Temple  of  Music. 

5O3   J.  C.  Ross,  real  estate. 

5O7    E.  F.  Ingals,  physician. 

518   J.  P.  Mills,  physician. 

52O  Rev.  II.  M.  Scott,  professor  Chicago 
Theological  Seminary. 

52  I    Plowdon  Stevens,  real  estate. 

53O    E.  L.  Holmes,  physician  and  surgeon. 


53 1  Lincoln  Club  House. 

532  Franklin  W.  Fisk,  president  Chicago 

Theological  Seminary. 

533  W.  M.  Tomlinson,  physician. 
538   O.  J.  Price,  physician. 

575   George  Birkhoff,  Jr.,  real  estate,  and 

consul  for  Netherlands. 
577   George  Birkhoff,  contractor. 
581    S.  B.  Johnson,  retired  contractor. 
629  Mrs.  E.  M.  Little,  widow   of   J.  H. 

Little. 

643   H.  A.  Varnell,  liquor  dealer. 
677   H.  S.  Burkhardt,  assistant  manager 

National  Malleable  Castings  Co. 
697  George  D.    Eddy,    president    R.    M. 

Eddy  Foundry  Co. 
717   Arthur  J.  Mitchell,  secretary  Mitchell 

Bros.  &  Co.,  publishers. 
719   S.  S.  Bishop,  physician. 
721    Joseph   H.  Wood,  assistant  general 

manager   Chicago  &  Alton   Rail- 
road. 

729   J.  C.  McMullin,  vice-president  Chicago 
<fc  Alton  Railroad. 

733   Jacob  C.  Magill  of  J.  C.  Magill  &  Co., 

real  estate. 

80O   W.  J.  Martin,  dentist. 
821    J.  K.  McGill. 
828   A.  E.  Baldwin,  dentist. 

927  James      McGraw,     contractor     and 

builder. 

928  L.  D.  Hammond  of  Hammond,  Fry  & 

Co.,  insurance  agents. 
93O   M.  Fitzgerald,  liquor  dealer. 
935    Rev.  F.  L.  Wilkins,  editor. 
939    Willis  G.  Jackson,  real  estate. 
992    C.  Todd  Hootl,  physician. 


228 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


West  Monroe. 


NO. 

298  James   E.    Moore    of    Moore    Bros., 

furniture. 
447   John  P.  Foss,  retired  lumber  merchant . 

475   Mrs.  Eliza  Foss,  widow  of  Samuel  T. 

Foss. 
481    Mrs.    Ellen    Spry,    widow    of    John 

Spry. 

487  W.  J.  Pope,  grain  commission  mer- 
chant. 

499  B.  A.  Eckhart  of  Eckhart  &  Swan, 
millers. 

5O9   M.  A.  Bartlett,  contractor. 

511  George  Mason,  vice-president  Excel- 

sior Iron  Works. 

5 1 2  L.  L.  Bond  of  Bond,  Adams  &  Pickard, 

patent  lawyers. 

521    Mrs.    David   Boyle,  widow  of  David 

Boyle. 
545   J.  P.  Wathier  of  Joseph  P.  Wathier  & 

Co.,  jewelers. 
626   H.  J.  Treat,  physician  and  surgeon. 

641    Stuart  Johnston,  physician  and  sur- 
geon. 
645   C.  M.  Fitch,  physician. 

648  I.  R.  Krum  of  Krum,  Fraser  &  Co., 

lumber  merchants. 
65O  A.  M.  Forbes,  teaming. 
67O  A.  B.  Clark,  dentist. 


NO. 

677  Robert  L.  Greenlee,  treasurer  of  Green- 
lee  Bros.  &  Co.,  wood-working 
machinery. 

714   W.  H.  Burt,  physician. 

738  J.  B.  McDonald,  president  American 

Battery  Co. 

78 1    George  W.  Stanford,  lawyer. 
785   Oscar  W.  Barrett  of  O.  W.   Barrett 

&  Co.,  insurance  agents. 
797   John  F.  Wolff,  vice  president  L.  Wolff 

Manufacturing  Co.,  plumbers1  sup- 
plies. 
8O5   Mark  M.  Thompson,  M.  D.,  president 

of  the  National  Bichloride  of  Gold 

Co. 

824   H.  A.  Tyler,  physician. 
831    C.  J.  Wolff  of  L.  Wolff  Manufacturing 

Co.,  plumbers1  supplies. 
855   Nathan     Smith,     grain     commission 

merchant. 
857   Edward  S.  Bristol,  president  Bristol 

&   Gale   Co.,  agricultural    imple- 
ments. 
876   Mrs.  Wm.  M.  Stanton,  widow  of  Wm. 

M.  Stanton. 
9O3  John  Murray  of  John  Murray  &  Co., 

coal  dealers. 
9O5   John  A.  McCully  of  McCully  &  Miles. 

stained  glass. 
917   James  M.  Wanzer  of  Wanzer  &  Co., 

grain  commission  merchants. 


SOUTH   SIDE. 


There  now  remains  before  the  visitor  who  has  desired  to  see  Chicago  with 
some  thoroughness,  a  drive  that  can  not  fail  to  awaken  his  wonder  and  evoke 
his  admiration.  Starting  from  the  Auditorium  we  shall  make  a  journey  of 
twenty-two  miles  over  first-class  streets,  and  past  such  a  collection  of  private 
residences  as  can  scarcely  be  found  in  any  other  tract  of  similar  extent. 

Should  it  come  to  pass  that  future  generations  of  men,  delving  into  the 
history  of  the  past,  should  some  day  explore  the  region  of  Lake  Michigan's 
shore  where  the  city  of  Chicago  once  stood,  leading  toward  a  chief  ruin 
our  Auditorium,  they  would  find  an  Appian  Way,  an  imposing  avenue 
whose  crumbling  mementos  proclaim  the  pride  once  associated  with  its 
extent.  That  Appian  Way  would  be  Michigan  Boulevard.  But  if  we 
believe  that  Chicago  in  ruins  might  touch  the  heart  of  humanity,  how  mticl 
more  eagerly  should  the  visitor  of  to-day  behold  the  chief  glories  of  a  city 
which  still  awaits  her  finest  development. 


STREETS,-    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


229 


We  have  seen  the  beautiful  park  at 
the  north,  have  gained  an  idea  of  the 
vast  industrial  spaces  of  the  West  Side, 
and  shall  now  penetrate  a  region  which 
in  its  evidences  of  regard  for  handsome 
exteriors,  in  its  consideration  for  com- 
munal and  fraternal  rights,  in  its  public 
service  and  private  fidelity  to  neighbor- 
hood, must  stand  for  Chicago.  If  the 
visitor  does  not  commend  the  features 
of  this  journey,  then  Chicago  was  un- 
fortunate in  having,  the  World's  Fair, 
and  advertised  her  shame  while  striving 
to  exploit  her  beauties. 

Yet  it  can  not  in  reason  turn  out 
otherwise  than  that  the  most  critical 
observer  will  praise  many  things  here 
to  be  seen.  To  awake  in  a  magnificent 
hotel;  to  greet  the  morning  sun  as  it 
rises  out  of  Lake  Michigan;  to  bathe 
and  breakfast;  to  roll  behind  high  step- 
ping steeds  along  the  finest  street  in 
America  toward  the  White  City — this 
is  surely  a  pleasant  prospect. 

We  may  briefly  scan  the  streets  that 
will  carry  us  southward.  At  Sixteenth 
we  shall  pass  into  Prairie  Avenue  and 
pursue  that  remarkable  street  to  Thirty  - 
first;  tlience  by  Calumet  or  South  Park 
Avenue  and  Grand  Boulevard  to  Oak- 
woo  J  Boulevard,  and  on  that  cross-road 
lakeward  to  Drexel  Boulevard.  Drexel 
will  bear  us  to  Washington  Park,  where, 
at  its  southern  end,  we  shall  see  some 
elaborate  floral  displays  and  reach  the 
Midway  Plaisance,  the  terminus  of  our 
outward  journey.  The  return  will  be 
by  various  streets  to  Grand  Boulevard, 
finally  entering  Michigan  Boulevard  at 
Thirty-seventh  Street,  where,  at  the 
close  of  our  drive,  we  reach  the  longest 
and  most  conspicuous  array  of  princely 
homes  and  notable  churches. 


Route  of 
South  Side  Drive 


230  STREETS,    PARKS,    "RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

There  will  be  localities  of  special  beauty,  among  which  the  principal  ones 
are: 

1.  Prairie  Avenue  from  Sixteenth  Street  to  Twenty  second  Street. 

2.  Prairie  Avenue  from  Twenty -sixth  Street  to  Thirty-first  Street. 

3.  Greenwood  Avenue  from  Fifty -first  Street  to  Forty-fifth  Street. 

4.  Michigan  Boulevard  from  Thirty-fifth  Street  to  Thirty  second  Street. 

5.  Michigan  Boulevard  from  Thirtieth  Street  to  Twenty-fourth  Street — 
the  last  three  as  we  come  northward. 

Perhaps  the  most  palatial  corner  is  at  Twenty -sixth  Street  and  Michigan 
Boulevard,  though  the  visitor  may  note  others  that  he  considers  far  superior. 

This  ride  continues  a  distance  of  nine  miles,  for  the  purpose  of  reaching  (1) 
the  flower-beds  of  Washington  Park;  (2)  the  pagodas  and  constructions  of  Mid- 
way Plaisance;  (3)  the  vast  buildings  of  the  University  of  Chicago.  The  cross- 
roads may  at  times  be  dusty  for  short  distances,  but  the  object  to  be  attained 
will,  we  hope,  bear  out  the  judgment  of  the  Guide.  With  these  remarks  we 
will  set  out  from  the  Post  Office,  close  to  which  is  placed 

The  Armstrong  Bust  on  a  polished  granite  pedestal,  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  Clark  and  Adams  streets,  on  the  plaza  surrounding  the  Government 
Building.  Inscribed  on  the  pedestal  are  the  following  lines:  "To  the  memory 
of  George  Buchanan  Armstrong,  founder  of  the  railway  mail-service  of  the 
United  States.  Born  in  Armagh,  Ireland,  October  27,  A.  D.  1822.  Died  in 
Chicago,  May  5,  A.  D.  1881.  Erected  by  the  clerks  in  the  service,  1881."  It 
is  eleven  feet  high,  the  bust  itself  being  3i  feet.  Leonard  W.  Volk  was  the 
designer,  the  whole  costing  about  $2,500. 

Great  buildings. — To  reach  Michigan  Boulevard  we  pass  the  Grand 
Pacific  Hotel  on  Clark  Street,  and  turn  east  on  Jackson  Street,  along  whose 
sides  rise  lofty  structures.  Back  of  us  is  the  Board  of  Trade  tower.  We  may 
note  the  handsome  quarters  of  the  Union  League  Club,  exactly  south  of  the 
Post  Office,  and  at  the  corner  of  Jackson  and  Dearborn  streets  we  are  undoubt- 
edly in  one  of  the  best  spots  for  sight-seeing.  On  one  corner  is  the  Monad 
nock,  the  largest  of  office-buildings;  on  the  other,  the  Great  Northern  Hotel; 
down  Dearborn  Street  may  be  seen  long  lines  of  tall  structures,  some  of  them 
more  than  sixteen  stories  high. 

Michigan  Boulevard.— Here  looking  northward  we  see  the  new  Art 
Institute,  while  before  us  on  the  right,  in  order,  are  the  Leland,  Richelieu, 
Victoria,  the  Chicago  Club,  the  Studebaker  Building,  and  the  Auditorium. 
The  lake  now  gives  us  a  new  atmosphere,  and  the  boulevard  resounds  with  the 
movement  of  animated  throngs,  elegant  equipages,  and  thoroughbred  horses 
in  gilded  harness.  If  the  sky  is  clear  the  Exposition  itself  rises  out  of  the 
lake  on  the  southeast,  and  this,  with  the  shimmer  of  the  waves,  and  the  verd- 
ure of  the  scene  at  the  left,  where  the  Lake  Front  Park  stretches  away,  inspires 
the  saddest  spirit  with  some  of  the  general  happiness  of  the  scene.  Upon  the 


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lake  the  eye  will  strive  to  gather  the  multifarious  details  of  a  suuny  uay — the 
soaring  gulls,  the  dancing  waves,  the  piers,  and  numerous  craft;  the  yachts 
decorated  with  gay  flags,  at  anchor  and  under  sail;  the  steamers  on  the  way  to 
the  Fair,  the  light-houses,  the  fishermen  on  the  breakwaters,  the  Waterworks 
cribs,  and  finally  the  ribbons  of  light  stretching  into  the  distance,  giving  varie- 
gated colors  to  the  inland  sea.  At  our  left,  in  the  park,  is  the 

Columbus  Monument. — This  imposing  memorial,  erected  in  Lake  Front 
Park,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Columbian  Exposition,  owing  its  inception 
and  happy  result  to  the  untiring  zeal  of  Ferdinand  W.  Peck,  was  designed  by 
Howard  Kretschmar.  The  pedestal,  of  Maine  granite,  is  thirty  feet  high,  the 
height  of  the  statue  being  twenty  feet.  In  this  commanding  tribute  to  Colum- 
bus Mr.  Kretschmar  has  brought  to  his  art  the  sympathetic  treatment  without 
which  no  work  of  genuine  merit  is  achieved.  The  pose  of  the  figure,  the 
thought  and  action  implied  in  the  gesture,  and,  above  all,  the  triumphant  yet 
pathetic  expression  of  the  countenance  are  instinct  with  the  highest  artistic 
feeling:  a  power  of  creative  insight  in  which  the  vicissitudes  of  noble  endeavor 
and  the  final  conquest  of  fate  are  indelibly  portrayed.  The  work  is  indeed  an 
epitome  of  the  years  covering  the  most  inspiring  dream  and  fondest  realization 
in  the  annals  of  discovery — the  anxious  conflict  with  adversity,  the  contumely 
and  disdain,  the  patient  longing  and  despair  being  eloquently  suggested  in  the 
uplifted  face,  while  the  consciousness  of  triumph  nerves  the  care-worn  naviga- 
tor as  he  steps  forward  to  claim  his  just  reward.  The  theme  is  great,  and  it 
must  be  admitted  that  the  sculptor  has  worthily  responded  to  its  demands. 

South  from  the  Auditorium.— "The  Auditorium  Extension  is  on  the  south- 
west corner  of  Congress  Street,  ffnd  near  by,  at  No.  247,  is  the  home  of  Mrs. 
L.  P.  C.  Freer,  the  oldest  resident  on  the  boulevard.  The  Bucklen  Building- 
is  the  next  object  of  interest,  and  the  s'ructure  with  the  clock-tower  at  Har- 
mon Court  is  the  Kimball  Carriage  Repository. 

The  Rosenberg  Fountain. — This  beautiful  work  of  art,  the  gift  of  Joseph 
Rosenberg  of  Sun  Francisco,  stands  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Lake  Front 
Park,  near  the  junction  of  Lake  Park  Place  and  Michigan  Avenue,  facing  the 
latter.  The  design  is  that  of  Franz  Machtl  of  Munich,  where  the  statue  of 
bronze  was  cast.  The  work  consists  of  an  elaborate  granite  pedestal  composed 
of  an  ample  base  supporting  a  basin,  from  the  rim  of  which  rises  a  low  yet 
stately  Doric  peristyle,  surmounted  by  a  simple  entablature.  From  the  center 
of  the  basin  the  fountain  ascends,  illumined  by  a  candelabrum  shedding  electric 
light,  the  water  falling  within  access  of  the  visitor.  The  crowning  feature  of 
the  work  is  a  freely  modeled,  classical  figure  of  Hebe,  guardian  of  Youth  and 
cupbearer  to  the  gods.  She  is  represented  as  stepping  lightly  forward,  the 
extended  right  hand  presenting  a  cratera,  and  the  left  hanging  by  her  side, 
clasping  an  Etruscan  ewer.  The  form  is  partially  nude,  the  drapery  falling  in 
graceful  folds  exquisitely  chiseled.  The  pose  of  the  head,  as  well  as  that  of 


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the  figure,  suggests  something  of  the  refinement  visible  in  Canova's  master- 
piece, the  sensuous  contours  of  the  countenance  softened  by  an  expression  of 
winning  loveliness.  The  total  cost  was  $12,000. 

Twelfth  Street  Station. — Michigan  Avenue  now  leaves  the  lake  shore, 
which  trends  eastward,  and  at  the  other  end  of  our  drive  will  have  reached  a 
distance  of  two  miles  from  the  line  of  Congress  Street.  At  our  left  is  the  new 
station  of  the  Illinois  Central,  which  has  been  described  in  our  chapter  on 
"Arrival,"  in  our  chapter  on  "  Notable  High  Buildings,"  and  in  other  places. 
All  through-trains  will  leave  their  passengers  here,  one  mile  south  of  the  point 
which  for  forty  years  was  the  depot  of  the  Illinois  Central.  From  here  we 
get  a  good  view  of  the  new  station. 

Several  hotels  are  located  very  near  us.  The  Bordeaux  is  at  No.  339;  the 
Imperial  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Twelfth  Street;  the  Stamford  on  the  north- 
west corner  of  Thirteenth  Street. 

The  Chicago  Manual  Training  School  is  situated  on  (he  northwest 
corner  of  Twelfth  Street,  diagonally  opposite  the  Imperial  Hotel.  This  insti- 
tution was  founded  by  the  Commercial  Club,  through  the  efforts,  in  the  main, 
of  Charles  H  Ham,  an  earnest  writer  on  the  subject.  It  is  the  theory  of  the 
manual  trainers  that  a  man  should  learn  to  use  his  hands  and  his  brain  at 
the  same  time,  and  that  a  boy  may  learn  Latin  and  carpentry  also.  A  decade 
of  experiment  has  greatly  encouraged  the  enterprise,  although,  as  with  cooking- 
schools  for  women,  from  the  nature  of  the  case  it  is  somewhat  difficult  to 
estimate  the  practical  value  of  the  training,  of  which  the  beneficiaries  alone 
are  cognizant,  and  whose  testimony  is  conclusive.  Continuing  southward 
four  blocks  we  are  near  the  site  of  the  First  Regiment  Armory.  This  notable 
structure,  once  so  conspicuous  an  object  on  the  boulevard,  was  recently  de- 
stroyed by  fire.  Turning  eastward  we  shall  leave  Michigan  Bouleva.'d,  reserv- 
ing that  thoroughfare  for  our  return,  and  reach  by  Sixteenth  Street — 

Prairie  Avenue,  a  neighborhood  of  millionaires,  that  for  twenty  years  has 
grown  more  celebrated  in  local  annals.  On  this  street  live  many  prominent 
persons  whose  estates  are  Avorth  from  one  to  thirty  millions  each.  The  houses 
are  very  large,  and  there  are  but  few  to  the  block.  Some  of  these  houses  for 
many  years  have  been  occupied  by  men  of  immense  wealth,  who,  had  they 
sought  only  their  own  happiness,  might  have  lived  solely  for  worldly  enjoy- 
ment. But  they  allowed  themselves  only  reasonable  comforts,  accepting  bur- 
dens that  they  might  help  build  the  Fair.  Mr.  Pullman,  at  No.  1729;  Mr. 
Field,  at  No.  1905;  Mr.  Pike,  at  No.  2101— together  with  their  neighbors — 
have  had  a  large  part  in  the  "World's  Columbian  Exposition,  and  without 
Prairie  Avenue  perhaps  there  had  been  no  thirty-million-do'Har  Fair. 
Whether  this  avenue  will  hold  its  distinction  against  the  Lake  Shore  Drive 
and  Michigan  Boulevard  depends  largely  on  the  determination  of  its  leading 
residents.  If  Messrs.  Pullman,  Field,  and  the  rest  spend  their  days  in  their 


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234  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

old  homes,  property  will  retain  its  social  value  for  the  elite.  The  avenue  is 
quiet  and  free  from  the  interminable  throngs  of  Michigan  Boulevard ;  yet  the 
prospect  that  the  latter  will  be  ten  miles  long  in  a  straight  line,  and  that  fifty 
feet  front  anywhere  south  of  Twenty-second  Street  will  yet  be  a  large  fortune, 
must  militate  against  the  prestige  of  Prairie  Avenue. 

The  Pullman  residence  occupies  an  area  on  the  north  side  of  Eighteenth 
Street,  the  house  facing  Prairie  Avenue,  with  a  handsome  approach  from  the 
foregoing  street.  The  old  homestead  is  a  stately  brown-stone  mansion  with 
Mansard  roof,  having  been  remodeled  in  1892  to  admit  a  picture-gallery  and 
palm-house.  A  charming  feature  of  this  beautiful  estate  is  the  magnificent 
conservatory  and  spacious  lawn,  forming  a  private  park,  on  the  south  side  of 
Eighteenth  Street,  bordering  Calumet  Avenue  and  commanding  a  grand  view 
of  Lake  Michigan.  The  entire  grounds  are  marked  by  quiet  elegance  and 
taste.  The  spot  is  historic,  the  very  cottonwood  tree  beneath  which  the  Fort 
Dearborn  massacre  in  1812  occurred,  still  standing  here,  recalling  the  terrible 
fate  of  victims  fittingly  commemorated  in — 

The  Massacre  Monument,  the  gift  of  Mr.  George  M.  Pullman,  a  bronze 
group  at  the  foot  of  Eighteenth  Street,  designed  by  Mr.  Carl  Rohl-Smith.  The 
work  is  strikingly  original,  the  action  spirited,  and  the  tragic  incidents  of  the 
drama  portrayed  with  impressive  force.  Great  skill  is  shown  in  the  delineation 
of  separate  figures,  and  the  ensemble  is  both  harmonious  and  effective.  The 
central  subjects  were  modeled  from  life  after  famous  Sioux  chieftains.  The 
scene  depicting  the  rescue  of  Mrs.  Helm  from  imminent  death;  the  prostrate 
form  of  the  post  surgeon,  meeting  his  fate  at  the  hands  of  a  victorious  savage; 
and  the  significance  of  a  crying  child,  recalling  the  massacre  of  infants,  are 
realistically  vivid  in  their  motive  and  execution.  The  monument  jmarks  the 
spot  where  the  tragedy  was  enacted,  and  upon  the  panels  of  the  pedestal  are 
four  bas-reliefs  illustrating  more  fully  the  general  subject  of  the  work.  The 
base,  pedestal,  and  sculptured  group  are  of  commanding  proportions,  and  the 
city  may  congratulate  itself  upon  so  important  an  addition  to  its  many  beauti- 
ful works  of  art  and  one  of  so  permanent  an  historic  value. 

From  Eighteenth  to  Twenty-second. — This  locality  is  to  be  noted  for 
the  residence  of  J.  W.  Doane,  No.  1827,  which  was  perhaps  the  first  "  Chicago 
palace"  to  arrest  the  attention  of  city  editors.  Here,  while  Mr.  Key,  the  artist, 
was  at  work  within,  the  press  reporters  took  daily  assignments,  and  no  doubt 
several  of  the  Exposition  buildings  reached  completion  with  half  the  notice 
that  attached  to  the  frescoes  and  finishing  of  Mr.  Doane's  home.  W.  F.  Storey 
then  set  out  to  astonish  the  community,  and  the  house  recently  demolished  at 
Fortieth  and  Grand  Boulevard  was  the  next  object  of  local  wonder.  As  we 
are  not  to  return  by  this  route,  the  carriage  should  proceed  very  slowly  for 
the  next  four  blocks,  as  there  is  much  lo  see.  Here  men  of  practically  unlim- 
ited means  have  resided  for  two  decades.  Elder  civilizations  are  not  so  demo- 


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cratic,  and  perhaps  nowhere  else  on  earth  can  so  many  wealthy  households  be 
found  grouped  together.  Here  within  an  area  of  five  blocks  there  are  at  least 
forty  of  the  sixty  members  of  the  Commercial  Club.  We  have  passed  the 
Pullman  and  Field  mansions,  and  now  come  to  the  residence  of  Philip  D. 
Armour,  the  third  in  Chicago's  chief  trinity  of  millionaires.  This  region  has 
drawn  heavily  on  the  "West  Side's  leading  men,  a  fact  which  has  had  much  to 
do  with  the  new  slyle  oiroeoco  and  belittled  church  architecture.  The  aristo- 
cratic quarter  of  Prairie  Avenue  is  now  passed.  Wealth  that  at  last  aroused 
the  jealousy  of  New  York,  merchants  whose  business  affects  every  mart  on 
earth,  distributors  and  public  servants  of  wide  influence,  have  been  left  behind 
as  we  cross  the  cable  tracks  of — 

Twenty-second  Street. — Here  was  once  the  city's  ultima  tlmle.  Here, 
as  late  as  1865,  on  the  prairie,  men  played  ball  and  boys  wandered  off  toward 
the  old  Chicago  University,  now  no  more.  We  come  upon  the  diagonal  Cot- 
tage Grove  Avenue  at  Twenty-third  Street,  and  because  of  the  struggle  between 
business  and  comfort,  we  seem  to  have  lost  our  street  and  our  pavement,  and 
rumble  along  over  a  stone  road  already  worn  out.  At  Twenty-third  Street  are 
the  Marathon  Apartments  on  the  right,  and  at  2535  the  Loring  School  for 
young  ladies  and  children,  established  in  1876. 

Indiana  Avenue  churches. — We  may  here  mention  some  of  the  churches 
which  we  are  leaving  on  our  right,  on  Indiana  Avenue.  Al;  the  northeast 
jcorner  of  Twenty-first  Street  is  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Dr.  John  Henry 
Barrows,  pastor,  a  popular  and  eloquent  divine;  on  the  southeast  corner  is  the 
Synagogue  of  Sinai  Congregation,  whose  learned  rabbi,  Dr.  Emil  G.  Hirsch, 
is  held  in  the  highest  esteem,  being  honored  with  the  office  of  president  of 
the  Public  Library.  At  Twenty-fourth  Street  is  Trinity  Methodist,  where 
Frank  M.  Bristol,  a  book-lover  and  man  of  great  ability,  preached  for  five  years 
before  he  went  to  Evanston.  One  block  to  the  left  is — 

Dearborn  Seminary,  a  superior  day-school  for  young  ladies  and  children, 
on  the  northeast  corner  of  Calumet  Avenue  and  Twenty-second  Street,  owing  its 
prestige  to  the  character  and  guidance  of  the  late  Dr.  Zuinglius  Grover,  whose 
rare  qualities  as  principal,  from  the  year  1856  till  his  deplorable  loss  in  1891, 
are  attested  by  many  affectionate  tributes  from  alumnae.  The  seminary  (his 
best  memorial)  is  pleasantly  located,  and  its  plan  of  study  includes  a  classified 
course  of  four  years,  together  with  preparatory  and  primary  departments,  and 
provision  for  ad  vanced  pupils,  its  certificates  (of  graduation)  being  sufficient 
credentials  for  admission  to  the  highest  colleges  in  the  country. 

Chicago  Medical  College. — This  institution  is  passed  at  the  northeast 
corner  of  Twenty-sixth  Street.  It  is  a  department  of  the  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity at  Evanston,  to  which  reference  has  been  made  in  the  article  on  the 
North  Side.  A  new  building  is  being  erected  on  Dearborn  Street,  to  the  south 
of  the  new  College  of  Pharmacy. 


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Fine  mansions  again. — We  note  at  Twenty-sixth  Street  that  the  pavement 
becomes  asphalt  and  Parisian  in  cleanliness,  and  the  houses  again  assume  an 
air  of  grandeur.  Judge  Walter  Q.  Gresham,  Secretary  of  State,  lived  at  2603 
while  he  was  on  the  bench  of  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  here,  and  it  was 
in  these  parlors  that  he  repeatedly  refused  to  accede  to  the  requests  of  the  dele- 
gations regarding  the  Omaha  nomination  for  the  Presidency  in  1892. 

At  Twenty-seventh  Street. — We  enter  a  region  inhabited  by  great 
wholesale  merchants,  financial  and  railroad  men.  At  2709  is  Chas.  L.  Hutch- 
inson,  son  of  one  of  the  most  daring  and  eccentric  speculators  of  recent  limes, 
B.  P.  Tlutchinson.  Chas.  L.  Hutchinson  has  been  president  of  the  Board  of 
Trade,  and  is  now  president  of  the  Art  Institute  and  the  Cora  Exchange 
National  Bank,  a  concern  that  paid  cash  through  the  panic  of  1873. 

Twenty-eighth  and  Thirtieth  streets.— The  region  still  retains  an  invit- 
ing appearance,  and  the  eye  is  greeted  on  all  sides  with  more  taste,  beauty, 
and  refinement  tban  it  can  master  at  a  glance.  At  the  southeast  cottier  of 
Thirtieth  Street  St.  Paul's  Universalist  Church  rises  in  view;  the  Bliss  Apart- 
ments are  on  the  right,  and  the  Dakota  Apartments  are  on  the  left.  We  may 
observe  that  the  abominable  word  "  flats,"  despite  its  brevity,  has  disappeared. 
At  Thirty-first  Street  we  reach  the  end  of  Prairie  Avenue,  a  thoroughfare  less 
imposing  than  Michigan  Boulevard,  yet  a  region  long  to  be  remembered. 

Thirty-first  Street. — To  reach  the  parallel  thoroughfare  of  South  Park 
Avenue,  we  cross  by  Thirty-first  Street,  the  extreme  southern  limits  of  the  city 
as  late  as  1868.  Here  we  have  another  business  street  like  Twenty -second,  and 
it  is  not  difficult  to  forecast  for  it  a  future  as  prosperous  as  that  which  has 
befallen  the  great  cross-streets  of  New  York,  with  theaters,  hotels,  promenades, 
and  throngs  of  people.  We  cross  Forest  and  Calumet  avenues,  which  might 
perhaps  be  followed  in  preference,  choosing  South  Park  Avenue,  because  it  is 
in  line  with  Grand  Boulevard. 

South  Park  Avenue. — As  we  turn  into  South  Park  Avenue,  on  the  south- 
east corner,  we  see  the  First  Baptist  Church,  a  highly  ornamented  limestone 
church,  with  steeple  and  fine  cornices.  The  pastor  of  this  congregation  is  the 
well-known  Rev.  P.  S.  Henson,  D.D.,  of  whom  we  have  spoken  in  the  article  on 
"Churches."  He  lives  at  No.  3249.  Passing  to  Thirty-third  Street,  at  the  south- 
east corner,  we  note  the  South  Park  Avenue  Methodist  Church,  a  wide  and 
handsome  structure.  On  the  south,  adjoining,  is  the  parsonage,  occupied  by 
the  Rev.  John  M.  Caldwell,  pastor. 

At  Thirty-fifth  Street  the  scene  widens.  If  we  now  turn  at  once  to  the 
lake,  we  shall  pass  Vernon  and  Rhodes  avenues  and  the  site  of  the  old  Uni- 
versity. We  have  passed  over  ground  once  covered  by  Camp  Douglas,  or  its 
neighborhood.  At  the  lake,  on  the  left,  is — 

The  Douglas  Monument. — This  lofty  mausoleum  was  finished  by  the 
State  of  Illinois  in  commemoration  of  the  life  and  services  of  Stephen  A. 


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Douglas.  It  stands  in  a  magnificent  situation  on  the  Lake  Front,  at  the  head  of 
Lake  Avenue,  between  Woodland  Park  and  Thirty-fifth  Street,  and  consists 
of  an  octagonal  foundation  of  limestone,  75  feet  in  diameter,  upon  which 
are  three  circular  bases  of  New  England  granite,  forming  the  substructure. 
The  first  of  these  is  a  little  over  42  feet  in  diameter,  and  the  height  of  the 
three  together,  4%  feel.  Surmounting  them  is  the  octagonal  tomb,  20}^  feet 
in  diameter  and  10  feet  in  height,  also  of  New  England  granite,  within  which, 
deposited  in  an  iron  casket,  inclosed  in  a  white  marble  sarcophagus,  rest  the 
mortal  remains  of  the  great  Senator.  They  are  guarded  by  a  heavy  wrought- 
iron  grated  door,  with  padlock,  and  an  inner  safe  door  with  combination  lock. 
The  pedestal  of  the  column  above  the  tomb  is  15  feet  in  diameter,  and  nearly 
19  feet  high;  upon  which  rests  the  shaft  of  granite,  about  46%  feet  in  height, 
5J  feet  in  diameter  at  the  base,  and  3  feet  at  the  apex.  The  capitol  of  the 
column,  including  the  ornamental  frieze  and  cornice,  is  Q%  feet  high,  upon 
which  stands  a  colossal  bronze  statue  of  Douglas,  9%  feet  high,  making  the 
entire  -height  of  the  monument  95%  feet.  Resting  upon  four  pedestals  at  the 
base  are  statues  representing  Illinois,  History,  Justice,  and  Eloquence.  This 
magnificent  memorial,  costing  $100,000,  was  dedicated  in  1865,  President  An- 
drew Johnson  being  present  at  the  ceremony. 

Camp  Douglas. —It  may  be  of  interest  to  the  readers  of  this  Guide,  now 
that  we  are  in  the  vicinity,  to  know  the  approximate  boundaries  of  the  camp 
at  which  Colonel  Mulligan  rendezvoused,  and  the  prison  where  so  many 
Southern  soldiers  died  in  the  cold  winter  of  1863-64.  The  camp  faced  Cottage 
Grove  Avenue.  As  that  street  followed  the  lake  shore  southeasterly,  the 
eastern  line  was  diagonal,  all  the  blocks  between  Thirty -first  and  Thirty-third 
streets,  and  Forest  and  Cottage  Grove  avenues,  being  wholly  or  partly  em- 
braced within  the  inclosure.  The  order  of  streets  lakeward  from  Prairie 
Avenue  is  Forest,  Calumet,  South  Park,  Yernon,  Rhodes,  and  Cottage  Grove 
avenues,  and  all  these  streets  were  then  unsurveyed  so  far  south. 

Grand  Boulevard. — Returning  westward  through  Thirty-fifth  Street  we 
resume  our  journey  southward,  and  are  now  upon  a  section  of  the  South 
Parks.  The  route  is  thus  laid  out:  First  the  house  line,  many  feet  from  the 
sidewalk;  then  the  sidewalk,  then  an  equestrian  road  of  considerable 
width;  then  grass  and  trees  for  a  width  of  about  twenty-five  feet;  then  the 
broad  boulevard  proper;  then  grass,  equestrian  road,  sidewalk,  and  building 
line  on  the  other  side  (total  from  house  to  house,  200  feet).  This  will  become  a 
Champs  Elysees,  but  it  is  at  present  too  sparsely  settled  to  possess  the  attrac- 
tions of  Prairie  Avenue.  Many  of  the  houses  between  Thirty-seventh  and 
Thirty-ninth  give  us  glimpses  of  coining  magnificence,  as  at  Nos.  3741  and 
3811.  As  we  are  to  return  on  Grand,  we  now  enter — 

Oakwood  Boulevard,  a  beautiful  east  and  west  route,  whose  broad  white 
surface  reflects  the  strong  eastern  light  effectively.  There  is  sufficient  com- 


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plexity  iu  the  streets  leading  radially  from  Ellis  Park,  a  small  square  on  the 
north,  to  puzzle  the  ordinary  topographer,  and  the  churches  and  surrounding 
houses  betoken  a  highly  prosperous  neighborhood. 

Churches  on  Oakwood  Boulevard. — The  Catholic  Church  of  the  Holy 
Angels,  with  its  parochial  schools  and  premises,  is  passed  on  the  right,  or 
south.  The  Oakland  M.  E.  Church  is  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Langley 
Avenue,  Rev.  P.  H.  Swift,  pastor,  and  on  the  southeast  corner  is  All  Souls' 
Unitarian  Church,  of  which  Rev.  Jenkin  Lloyd  Jones  is  pastor.  Farther 
along,  between  Langley  and  Cottage  Grove  avenues,  is  the  Memorial  Baptist 
Church,  Rev.  L.  A.  Cranclall,  D.  D.,  pastor. 

Scenes  of  busy  life. — The  presence  of  the  cable-cars  is  announced  by  the 
magnificent  apartment  buildings,  which  now  rise  many  stories  high.  On  the 
left  ate  the  Duquesne,  at  ^No.  271,  and  the  Allen;  and  north  one  block,  on 
Thirty-eighth  Street  at  Langley  Avenue,  are  the  Hampden  Apartments.  The 
visitor  who  has  been  down  Cottage  Grove  Avenue  by  cable  will  by  this  time 
recognize  the  point  at  which  the  carriage-drivers  and  the  gripmen  meet.  The 
pavilion  from  which  the  park  phaetons  start  is  in  the  center  of  a  plaza,  and  five 
streets  debouch  into  another  wide  opening,  which,  with  the  flower-beds  of 
Drexel  Boulevard,  beautifies  the  region. 

Drexel  Boulevard  is  constructed  differently  from  Grand  Boulevard,  in 
that  there  is  a  carriage-way  on  each  side  and  wide  flower-beds  and  grass- 
plats  occupy  the  middle.  Some  of  these  beds  are  beautiful,  and  all  are  ingen- 
ious. Shrubbery  and  trees  add  their  allurements,  and  if  the  day  be  fine  the 
visitor,  notwithstanding  the  many  things  he  has  seen,  will  be  eager  to  piirsue 
his  way.  The  Oakland  Hotel  stands  out  boldly  on  the  extreme  east,  and  the 
Hotel  Drexel  bounds  Drexel  Boulevard  on  the  west.  Phaetons  may  be  taken 
at  25  cents  a  round  trip,  or  the  cable,  which  here  runs  on  Cottage  Grove 
Avenue  at  a  high  rate  of  speed,  will  carry  you  at  once  to  the  gates  of  Jackson 
Park.  Drexel  Boulevard  is  the  eastern  one  of  two  northward  arms  of 
Washington  Park.  Probably  no  other  group  of  residence  houses  in  the  city 
is  so  favorably  situated  as  to  flowers  and  scenery. 

South  Congregational  Church. — The  white  and  black  stone  church  with 
an  open  tower,  which  makes  so  striking  a  picture  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
Fortieth  and  Drexel,  is  the  South  Congregational,  of  which  the  Rev.  W.  Scott 
is  pastor.  This  is  called  artesian-well  stone,  the  only  building  material  of  this 
nature  found  in  the  vicinity  of  Chicago.  The  first  church  of  the  old  South 
Side,  the  First  Presbyterian,  was  built  of  this  stone,  and  burned  in  the  Great 
Fire,  the  walls  being  afterward  used  in  the  construction  of  the  beautiful  Pres- 
byterian Church  at  Lake  Forest. 

South  of  Fortieth. — At  Forty-third  Street  the  region  becomes  magnificent. 
W.  E.  Hale's  house,  at  4545,  is  a  beautiful  structure  of  artesian-well  stone.  It 
must  be  noted  that  all  the  mansions  are  in  the  best  style  of  modern  architecture. 


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240  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

The  residences  now  grow  sparse,  though  no  less  fine.  At  4917  is  a  house  built 
and  owned  by  Dr.  H.  S.  Brown,  a  popular  physician,  which  offers  perhaps 
the  finest  example  of  interior  wood-work  in  Chicago.  It  may  almost  be  said 
of  this  house  that  it  is  built  too  well.  Bog  oak  was  imported  for  its  ceilings; 
rooms  are  finished  in  holly,  cherry,  oak,  bird's-eye  maple,  and  mahogany;  and 
doors  leading  from  a  holly  to  a  cherry  room  are  of  great  thickness,  half  of  each 
wood.  There  are  family,  children's,  guests',  and  servants'  bath-rooms,  ceiled 
and  walled  in  marble,  and  the  ingenuity  displayed  in  closet  and  lavatory  work 
could  only  be  described  at  great  length.  Across  the  street  stand  larger  man- 
sions, especially  Doctor  McGill's,  at  4938,  built  in  the  beautiful  style  of  Renais- 
sance CJiateaux.  Other  gray  granite  and  Bedford  stoue  mansions  rise  beyond 
Fiftieth  Street,  and  Fifty-first  Street  finds  us  at  Washington  Park,  an  arm 
of  which  reaches  toward — 

The  Drexel  Fountain,  which,  at  the  intersection  of  Drexel  Boulevard  and 
Fifty -first  Street,  stands  in  the  center  of  a  square  granite  basin,  22  feet  in 
diameter.  From  this  pedestal,  4  feet  high,  rises  the  bronze  fountain  and 
portrait  statue  to  a  total  height  of  85  feet.  The  base  is  also  of  bronze  4  feet 
square,  with  cut  corners  and  half-circular  brackets  on  each  side  supporting 
large  shells.  Above  each  shell  is  a  bas-relief  7  feet  high  by  8  feet  wide.  The 
reliefs,  four  in  number,  represent  respectively,  the  ocean,  lake,  river,  and 
spring.  At  the  four  corners  are  bronze  lions'  heads,  each  spouting  a  jet  of 
water  from  its  mouth.  The  upper  basin  is  8%  feet  in  diameter;  above  it, 
the  statue,  8  feet  in  height.  It  was  designed  and  executed  by  Henry  M. 
Manger  of  Philadelphia,  and  cost  $40,000.  It  is  the  gift  of  Drexel  Bros., 
the  Philadelphia  bankers,  and  was  erected  in  1882,  in  memory  of  their 
father,  after  wlom  the  boulevard  is  named. 

Large  apartments. — The  Vermont  Apartments  are  on  Fifty -first  Street, 
between  Drexel  Boulevard  and  Cottage  Grove  Avenue.  The  Renfost  Apart- 
ments are  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Cottage  Grove  Avenue  and  Fifty-second 
Street,  and  near  by  are  the  Nelson,  the  Westchester,  and  Menoken. 

Washington  Park. — The  southern  system  of  parks  at  present  is  much 
restricted,  owing  to  its  sacrifice  for  the  World's  Fair  site.  But  Washington 
Park,  to  the  greater  part  of  which  we  are  freely  admitted,  contains  many 
pleasing  features.  Its  wide  mall  or  play-ground  of  eighty  acres  is  larger 
than  that  of  any  other  park  in  the  city;  its  lake  at  the  south  end  is  flue,  while  its 
conservatory  and  its  roundhouse  of  horses,  oddly  named,  are  both  objects  of 
interest  to  almost  everybody.  The  display  of  flowers  at  the  south  end,  made 
on  ground  ornamentally  arranged  at  much  expense,  is  the  most  ingenious  and 
elaborate  to  be  seen  in  the  city.  The  botanist  will  observe  many  varieties  of 
trees.  As  we  approach  the  south  end — 

Midway  Plaisance  reveals  its  mile  of  wonders,  the  Ferris  Wheel,  of 
course,  being  most  prominent.  The  thatched  houses  of  the  German  village, 


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old  Vienna,  and  the  red  Chinese  theater  with  the  bells  at  the  corners  may  be 
seen  without  passing  inside.  We  are  to  drive  to  Fifty-ninth  Street  in  order 
to  cross  to  Lexington  Avenue,  but  to  reach  it  we  must  return  northward  a 
block  on  Cottage  Grove  Avenue.  The  ride  on  Fifty-ninth  is  not  so  agreeable, 
but  it  is  short,  and  the  scene  on  the  right  is  very  interesting. 

The  University  of  Chicago  is  bounded  by  Fifty-seventh  Street,  Lexing- 
ton Avenue,  Midway  Plaisance,  and  Ellis  Avenue,  and  easily  accessible  by  rail 
or  cable.  The  grounds  lie  in  the  vicinity  of  Lake  Michigan,  between  two  of 
the  most  beautiful  parks  of  Chicago — Washington  and  Jackson — the  original 
site  having  been  donated  by  Marshall  Field,  and  the  institution  founded  by  Mr. 
John  D.  Rockefeller,  the  Chicago  subscriptions  reaching  a  total  of  $5,000,000. 
Inaugurated  in  November,  1891,  its  rise  has  been  phenomenal.  The  plan 
embraces  every  feature  of  a  great  university;  many  details  of  the  scheme  are 
marked  by  originality,  and  the  provision  made  for  special  study  Is  of  unsur- 
passed excellence,  the  various  laboratories  intended  for  the  pursuit  of  physical 
study  being  fully  in  accordance  with  the  demands  of  modern  knowledge. 
Most  noteworthy  among  the  tributes  to  science,  and  one  destined  to  bring 
lasting  fame  alike  to  the  city  and  the  institution,  is  the  endowment  of  an 
astronomical  observatory  by  Mr.  Yerkes,  the  telescope  for  which  will  surpass 
in  power  any  refractor  hitherto  constructed.  The  curriculum  is  as  compre- 
hensive and  efficient  as  possible;  a  fine  library  affords  the  highest  oppor- 
tunities for  collateral  reading,  and  the  scheme  of  the  university  is  such  that 
its  rare  advantages  may  be  freely  and  uninterruptedly  enjoyed.  In  one 
special  feature — the  admission  of  women  to  an  equal  participation  of  its  bene- 
fits— the  institution  takes  praiseworthy  rank  among  the  most  advanced  centers 
of  learning.  Another  characteristic  of  the  institution  is  the  plan  of  "  Univer- 
sity Extension"  by  which  the  sphere  of  its  influence  is  indirectly,  yet  greatly, 
widened.  The  various  colleges,  halls,  etc. ,  included  in  the  general  design, 
are  of  striking  architectural  beauty,  and  the  lawns  and  quadrangles  forming 
the  entourage  heighten  the  effect  of  their  academical  repose.  It  is  safe  to  say 
that  the  magnificent  scale  of  the  endowments  has  been  seldom  equaled  in  the 
history  of  education. 

The  Washington  Park  Race-Course  lies  in  sight,  just  south  on  Cottage 
Grove  Avenue.  This  renowned  institution  is  at  times  a  world  in  itself,  of 
which  the  non-sporting  classes  know  nothing.  To  make  the  rounds  of  the 
stables  and  see  the  variety  of  owners,  jockeys,  and  animals  would  surprise 
any  one  who  is  not  acquainted  with  the  prodigious  interests  that  are  devoted  to 
this  outdoor  sport.  The  so-called  Derby,  which  is  run  each  year  in  Chicago, 
attracts  universal  attention,  and  may  at  some  future  time  rival  the  event  of 
Epsom  Downs,  as  it  has  already  taken  rank  with  the  Kentucky  Derby  at  Lex- 
ington. Owing  to  the  close  interests  of  the  two  organizations,  we  may  almost 
consider  the  Washington  Park  racing-grounds  a  part  of  the  World's  Fair. 

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242  STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 

Illinois  Central  special  trains  reach  the  grounds  by  a  spur  of  the  railroad. 
South  Side  cables  and  the  Alley  Elevated  Railway  run  directly  to  the 
entrance.  The  park  contains  a  large  "grand  stand"  and  an  elegant  pavilion 
where  banquets  may  be  given,  and  where  the  Congressmen  were  entertained 
February  22,  1892.  There  is  a  main  running-course,  a  practice  track,  a  three- 
quarter  dash,  a  steeplechase,  and  an  extent  of  stabling  that  would  make  a 
day's  journey  for  a  sight-seer  and  lover  of  horses.  Some  of  the  World's 
Fair  directors  are  stockholders  in  Chicago's  racing  park,  and  the  name  of  the 
late  Gen.  Philip  H.  Sheridan,  as  president,  was  lent  to  the  enterprise  at  its 
organization,  in  February,  1883,  giving  to  the  first  summer's  meeting  the 
instant  indorsement  of  fbe  wealthy  and  fashionable  society  of  the  city.  No 
pains  were  spared  to  insure  the  success  of  the  undertaking.  With  the  advantage 
of  privilege,  favor,  merit,  proximity  to  the  abodes  of  fashion,  and  the  pleas- 
ant outdoor  weather  on  the  Lake  Front,  the  throngs  of  turn-outs  and  coaches 
down  Michigan  Boulevard  on  Derby  Day  and  Saturdays  exceeded  in  magnifi- 
cence any  other  moving  spectacle  that  Chicago  had  ever  seen.  Of  course  the 
World's  Fair  has  given  additional  eclat  to  the  races  and  purses  of  1893. 
Among  the  moving  spirits  of  the  club  have  been  John  E.  Brewster,  A.  S. 
Gage,  who  owns  the  restaurants  of  the  Fair;  Charles  Schwartz,  a  noted  lover 
of  fine  turn-outs;  N.  K.  Fairbank,  Norman  B.  Ream,  Samuel  W.  Allerton, 
Columbus  R.  Cummings,  John  R.  Walsh,  principal  owner  of  the  Herald  and 
Post,  and  John  H.  McAvoy,  the  brewer. 

The  Home  for  Aged  Jews,  corner  of  Drexel  Boulevard  and  Sixty-second 
Street,  is  pleasantly  situated,  commanding  a  fine  view  of  the  neighboring 
parks  and  containing  in  its  various  departments  every  requisite  for  the  care  and 
comfort  of  its  occupants.  The  capacity  of  the  building  is  about  1,000,  and  the 
institution  is  largely  the  result  of  active  canvassing  of  Chicago  women,  who 
in  two  weeks  secured  nearly  $75,000  in  aid  of  the  charity.  The  edifice  is 
handsomely  constructed  in  the  Romanesque  style,  the  entire  cost  of  the  struct- 
ure and  grounds  being  $100,000. 

Oakwoods  Cemetery. — South  of  the  race-track,  and  on  the  other  side  of 
the  street,  lies  the  new  and  already  beautiful  cemetery  called  Oakwoods,  the 
principal  Protestant  burying-ground  of  the  South  Side.  The  grounds  are 
park-like,  no  iuclosures  being  permitted,  and  the  effects  of  landscape  garden- 
ing displayed  in  lawn,  lake,  and  shaded  avenue  are  full  of  loveliness  and 
repose,  in  harmony  with  the  sacredncss  of  the  spot.  It  extends  along  Cottage 
Grove  Avenue  from  Sixty -seventh  to  Seventy-first  streets,  and  reaches  east- 
ward to  the  Illinois  Central  tracks,  covering  over  200  acres.  Trains  on  the 
Illinois  Central  reach  the  cemetery  over  a  special  track,  and  the  cable-cars  run 
to  the  entrance  (fare  5  cents).  The  eastern  portion  of  the  cemetery  is  unfinished. 
Upon  a  beautiful  site,  overlooking  one  of  the  numerous  lakes,  may  be  seen  the 
striking  memorial  of  Mrs.  J.  W.  Ellsworth  and  the  significant  tribute  to  the 


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memory  of  Col.  William  H.  Thompson.  The  resting-places  of  Doctor  Ryder, 
for  twenty-two  years  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  Universalist  Church,  Alfred  Cowles, 
late  business  head  of  the  Tribune,  and  Judge  Van  H.  Higgins  are  marked  by 
interesting  monuments;  while  6,000  Confederate  dead  from  Camp  Douglas 
sleep  beneath  a  beautiful  grove  of  maple  trees,  a  sad  reminder  of  the  horrors 
of  war  and  captivity.  The  principal  object,  however,  is — 

The  Soldiers'  Monument,  which  was  erected  in  1876,  in  honor  of  the 
Union  soldiers  buried  here.  The  design  is  a  life-size  figure  of  a  private  stand- 
ing at  "parade  rest,"  the  entire  height  being  about  fifteen  feet;  the  whole 
executed  in  marble.  On  the  upper  part  of  the  pedestal,  encircled  by  a  laurel 
wreath,  are  cut  in  raised  letters  the  words:  "Soldiers  of  Illinois."  Below 
this,  on  the  main  body  of  the  pedestal,  is  the  following  inscription:  "Erected 
by  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Chicago  Soldiers'Home.  Sacred  to  the  Memory 
of  our  Brave  Defenders,  May  30,  1876."  The  monument  stands  near  the 
northern  boundary  of  the  cemetery  and  about  half-way  between  the  east  and 
west  limits.  On  either  side  are  two  pieces  of  artillery,  and  a  pyramid  of 
cannon  balls  is  placed  in  front.  The  monument  commemorates  the  resting- 
place  of  about  sixty  soldiers  who  died  in  the  Soldiers'  Home. 

Pullman  and  Kensington. — It  is  inadvisable  to  go  south  of  Fifty -ninth 
Street  by  carriage,  as  the  necessary  return  would  become  fatiguing,  and  another 
day  may  be  spent  by  beginning  at  Oakwoods  and  thence  going  to  Pullman, 
where  the  industrial  experiment  and  palace-car  manufactory  may  be  inspected. 
The  Corliss  engine  that  was  the  chief  motor  at  the  Centennial  Exhibition  is  at 
Pullman.  The  Hotel  Florence,  with  its  tasteful  floral  surroundings  and  pond, 
with  Kensington  making  a  fine  sight  on  the  west,  are  to  be  noted  here.  An 
electric  railway  supplements  the  grip  on  Cottage  Grove  Avenue,  and  on  a 
warm  evening  a  ride  on  the  front  seat  from  Madison  Street  to  Pullman  in  the 
open  air  is  a  truly  enjoyable  experience'. 

Northward  again. — If  Midway  Plaisance  is  new  to  the  visitor,  he  may  go 
east  to  Madison  Avenue  before  turning  northward;  or  he  may  turn  northward 
on  Lexington  Avenue  to  Fifty-fourth  Street,  and  then  take  a  turn  eastward  to 
Washington  Avenue.  We  are  here  in  the  fine  wooden  residence  region  of  old 
Hyde  Park,  a  community  which  was  slower  than  old  Chicago  to  pass  a  "fire 
ordinance,"  or  prohibition  of  wooden  exteriors.  The  avenues  in  this  region 
are  all  admirable,  betokening  moderate  wealth  and  superior  taste.  We  make 
this  eastward  detour  to  pass  some  large  buildings  in  this  region,  and  because 
we  may  return  on  the  fine  Fifty -first  Street  Boulevard. 

Home  for  Incurables. — Two  blocks  to  our  left,  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
Ellis  Avenue  and  Fifty-sixth  Street,  may  be  seen  the  spacious  grounds  and 
buildings  of  the  institution  designed  as  a  home  for  the  incurable  sick.  The 
Home  is  the  gift  of  Mrs.  Clarissa  C.  Peck,  by  whom  it  was  munificently 
endowed.  It  is  open  to  all  races  and  is  entirely  lion-sectarian. 


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Washington  Avenue. — On  this  street,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Fifty- 
fourth,  is  the  Hyde  Park  Methodist  Church,  of  Connecticut  granite  and  brick. 
At  the  northeast  corner  of  Fifty-third  Street  is  the  Hyde  Park  Presbyterian 
Church,  an  imposing  structure  of  buff  Bedford  stone  and  granite,  with 
stately  tower,  and  ornamented  with  copper. 

Fifty-first  Street. — We  now  turn  into  the  highway  of  Fifty-first  Street. 
Toward  the  lake  we  may  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  Hyde  Park  and  Warren 
Leland's  Chicago  Beach  hotels.  At  the  southwest  corner  is  the  Hyde  Park 
Club  House.  At  171  Fifty-first  are  the  Strathmore  Apartments;  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  Hibbard  Avenue,  the  Oneida  Apartments;  at  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  Kimbark  Avenue,  the  Lathrop  Apartments.  On  the  right,  or  north, 
the  grounds  are  very  well  kept,  betokening  taste  and  wealth. 

The  Counselman  mansion. — Approaching  Fifty-first  Street  from  Lexing- 
ton Avenue  we  have  an  ideal  view  of  a  typical  Chicago  mansion.  At  the 
northeast  corner  of  Greenwood  Avenue,  into  which  we  turn,  occupying  about 
a  quarter  of  a  block,  with  granite  coping  many  hundred  feet  from  its  portals, 
stands  the  imposing  residence  of  Charles  Counselman,  a  grain  merchant.  The 
vista  from  the  length  of  Lexington  Avenue,  which  approaches  the  center  of 
the  inclosure,  gives  to  this  mansion  a  commanding  appearance.  The  spacious 
grounds,  beautifully  designed  and  tastefully  laid  out  in  walks  and  drives,  are 
adorned  with  a  profusion  of  rare  shrubs  and  magnificent  trees,  forming  an 
exquisite  setting  for  this  stately  abode. 

Greenwood  Avenue. — We  go  north  on  this  new  and  surprising  street  to 
Forty-fifth,  noting  that  Prairie  and  Michigan  avenues  are  within  call  already 
of  a  growing  rival.  The  houses,  beginning  with  Mr.  Counselman's,  are  sumptu- 
ously planned  and  abound  on  every  corner  and  favorable  site.  The  Greenwood 
Avenue  School  is  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Forty-sixth.  The  Kenwood  Evan- 
gelical Church  is  on  the  southwest  corner,  a  low  but  sightly  building  in  the 
modern  ecclesiastical  style,  Rev.  John  P.  Hale,  pastor. 

The  Arizona  Apartments. — We  reach  Grand  Boulevard  by  Forty-fifth, 
a  cross-street,  but  should  we  continue  on  Greenwood  until  we  reached  the 
intersection  of  Lake  Avenue,  we  would  have  in  view  the  imposing  Arizona 
Apartment  building,  where  granite  and  steel  have  been  used  in  boundless  pro- 
fusion, with  splendid  effect  in  the  exterior  of  the  structure. 

West  on  Forty-fifth  Street. — By  this  western  thoroughfare  we  cross  a 
number  of  new  and  inviting  residence  streets.  First  is  Ellis  Avenue,  then  the 
great  Drexel  Boulevard,  by  which  we  reached  the  park;  then  Evans,  Langley, 
Champlain,  and  St.  Lawrence  avenues.  The  homes  on  the  latter  streets  have 
been  finished  with  artistic  windows  and  porches,  handsome  stone  trimmings  and 
pleasing  interiors,  and  are  occupied  by  the  class  of  smaller  merchants  who  can 
afford  to  put  $12,000  into  a  home.  The  same  house  in  New  York  City,  no 
better  situated,  would  command  $30,000. 


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Grand  Boulevard,  northward  from  Forty-fifth  Street. — We  now  reSnter 
the  widest  street  of  Chicago.  It  is,  in  reality,  a  finer  development  of  South 
Park  Avenue,  which  traverses  its  entire  length.  The  boulevard  is  still  new, 
though  it  has  been  laid  out  since  1868;  having  fallen  into  a  long  period  of 
stagnation  after  1873.  On  the  northeast  corner  of  Forty-third  we  pass  the  new 
ai.d  striking  Delmonte  Apartments.  Ou  the  southwest  corner  of  Forty-first 
Street  is  the  Forty-first  Street  Presbyterian  Church,  an  imposing  structure  of 
Connecticut  stone,  with  a  solid  tower  70  feet  high.  One  of  the  two  great 
objects  of  our  ride  is  now  approached,  and  we  turn  westward  on  Forty-first 
Street  to  reach  Michigan  Boulevard.  Northward,  however,  one  block  on  Grand 
Boulevard,  we  can  see,  in  passing,  the  St.  Catharine  Apartments  at  the  south- 
east corner  of  Fortieth.  We  cross  Calumet,  Prairie,  and  Indiana  avenues. 
The  trees  of  Indiana  Avenue  have  for  decades  endeared  it  to  Chicagoans,  but 
its  earlier  settlement  doomed  it  to  wooden  houses  that  are  displaced  slowly. 
The  Brighton  Apartments  are  at  the  northwest  corner. 

Michigan  Boulevard,  northward  from  Forty-first  Street. —  We  finally 
turn  into  this  stately  and  crowded  driveway,  and  pursuing  it  for  nearly 
forty  blocks  the  visitor  will  doubtless  aver,  as  have  man}7  travelers  before  him, 
that  it  surpasses  any  other  residence  vista  in  the  New  World.  We  have  re- 
served this  homeward  drive  as  a  closing  attraction  of  our  three  tours  of  obser- 
vation. It  is  the  judgment  of  dealers  in  real  estate  that  the  possession  of  a 
fifty  foot  lot  on  this  street  will  some  day  mean  the  possession  of  a  fortune  of 
from  $250,000  to  $500,000.  There  has  been  a  rise  in  value  of  the  average 
individual  premises,  within  five  years,  of  from  $20,000  to  $40,000.  The  reasons 
for  the  great  fortune  of  the  avenue  lie  mainly  in  the  cession  of  its  government 
to  the  Park  Commissioners,  and  the '  'trunk"  or  main-line  advantages  of  reaching 
the  great  South  Side  hotels. 

The  Sheridan  Club. — At  the  southwest  corner  of  Forty-first  Street  and 
Michigan  Boulevard  is  the  low,  massive,  brownstoue  and  granite  building  of 
the  Sheridan  Club,  an  aristocratic  social  organization  whose  receptions  are  a 
prominent  feature  of  each  season. 

St.  Elizabeth  Church. — One  block  west,  on  Wabash  Avenue,  may  be  seen 
the  Catholic  Church  of  St.  Elizabeth,  which  boasts  the  possession  of  some  of 
the  finest  ornamental  and  memorial  windows  in  the  country.  One  block  east 
on  Indiana  Avenue  at  Thirty-seventh,  is  the  Central  Church  of  Christ. 

North  of  Thirty-seventh,  on  Michigan  Boulevard. — The  old  boulevard 
began  at  Thirty-fifth,  and  a  few  blocks  before  reaching  that  locality,  where 
the  street  widens  on  both  sides,  the  splendid  display  above  mentioned  appears. 
Great  houses,  in  all  varieties  of  architecture,  rise  on  either  hand,  each  succeeding 
builder  outdoing  his  neighbor. 

On  Wabash,  at  Thirty-fifth.— One  block  west  of  us  are  seen  the  Ozark 
Apartments.  On  April  7, 1893,  a  hail-storm  that  lasted  but  five  minutes  broke 


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nearly  every  west  window  and  skylight  in  this  great  structure.  On  another 
corner  are  the  buildings  of  Ihe  De  la  Salle  Institute.  This  is  a  Catholic  school 
for  the  education  of  young  men. 

Northward  from  Thirty-fifth. — Some  well-known  people  live  in  this  locality. 
In  the  classic  mansion  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Thirty-second  Street  lives 
the  ex-Philadelphian,  Charles  T.  Yerkes,  who,  arriving  in  Chicago  a  few  years 
ago,  took  possession  of  all  the  street-cars  in  North  and  West  Chicago,  and  cabled 
both  sides  of  the  city.  It  is  said,  as  has  been  remarked,  that  Mr.  Yerkes  carried 
to  the  house  of  Jacob  Rehmthe  sum  of  $1,500,000  in  greenbacks.  Mr.  Yerkes 
next  erected  the  electric  fountain  in  Lincoln  Park;  gave  the  Sheridan  Statue 
to  Union  Park,  on  the  West  Side,  and  to  the  University  of  Chicago— which 
we  lately  passed — the  most  powerful  telescope  ever  made.  His  intimate  rela- 
tion with  the  daily  life  of  every  West  and  North  sider,  and  the  collateral  fact 
that  transportation  in  both  those  regions  is  grossly  inadequate,  have  given  him 
notoriety  as  well  as  fame. 

The  Armour  Mission,  at  Armour  Avenue  and  Thirty-third  Street,  three 
blocks  to  the  left,  is  a  noble  charity,  founded  by  the  late  Joseph  P.  Armour, 
a  testamentary  provision  for  its  maintenance  having  been  greatly  increased  by 
his  brother,  Philip  D.  Armour,  the  present  fund  amounting  to  nearly  $2,000,- 
000.  The  institution  has  for  its  immediate  object  the  care  and  instruction  <jf 
those  lo  whom  the  means  of  improvement  here  offered  are  of  the  highest 
advantage,  yet  often  through  necessity  denied.  The  Mission  building  is  com- 
plete in  its  appointments,  providing  for  every  department  of  general  super- 
vision, nursing,  education,  and  moral  instruction,  the  children  confided  to  its 
charge  enjoying  all  the  benefits  of  a  private  home.  The  corporation  owns  the 
Armour  Flats,  consisting  of  nearly  two  hundred  suites,  the  entire  rental  of 
which  is  devoted  to  the  objects  of  the  Mission.  Adjoining  the  above  is — 

The  Armour  Institute,  corner  of  Thirty-third  Street  and  Armour  Avenue, 
designed  to  furnish  a  technological  education;  a  further  yet  all-important 
object  being  to  supply,  so  far  as  its  scope  permits,  tbe  requirements  of  a  liberal 
education.  Munificently  endowed  by  the  eminent  philanthropist  whose  name 
it  bears,  this  institution  offers  to  students  advantages  of  special  training 
scarcely  equaled  in  the  West,  its  courses  of  study  and  numerous  lectures 
embracing  a  wide  and  practical  field,  while  not  omitting  the  academic  curricu- 
lum adapted  to  the  requirements  of  polite  learning.  The  equipment  of  its 
several  scientific  departments  is  complete;  the  tuition,  conducted  by  a  compe- 
tent corps  of  professors;  and,  under  the  wise  and  able  supervision  of  President 
Gunsaulus,  the  institution  offers  every  guaranty  of  the  highest  efficiency.  To 
young  Americans,  especially,  the  opportunities  afforded  by  its  varied  resources 
are  of  signal  moment,  in  view  of  the  impetus  given  to  practical  science  by  its 
application  to  the  conditions  of  modern  life. 


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Northward  from  Thirty-second. — The  residents  in  our  first  block  are 
nearly  all  millionaires,  but  as  we  approach  Thirty-first,  a  business  street,  a 
former  southern  boundary  of  the  municipality,  apartment  buildings  again 
arise,  and  we  see  the  Euclid,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Thirty-first  Street. 
At  the  north  end  of  this  block  the  high  Potomac  rises  on  the  east  and  the 
Lakota  on  the  west;  there  is  a  cafe  in  connection  with  the  latter  building. 

Northward  from  Thirtieth. — As  the  influence  of  business  precincts  recedes, 
great  mansions  again  appear,  to  offer  us,  as  on  Prairie  Avenue,  our  second 
vista  of  luxurious  abodes.  The  very  large  and  very  unconventional  stone  houae 
that  stands  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Twenty-ninth  Street,  No.  2838,  will  be 
studied  with  interest.  It  is  the  home  of  Harlow  N.  Higinbotham,  president 
of  the  National  and  Local  Committees  of  the  World's  Fair,  president  of  the 
Board  of  Directors,  member  of  the  firm  of  Marshall  Field  &  Co.,  and  a  promi- 
nent philanthropist,  as  well  as  public-spirited  citizen.  At  this  house  Vile- 
President  Morton  was  entertained  during  the  Dedication  of  October,  1892, 
and  President  Cleveland,  at  the  time  of  the  opening,  May,  1893. 

Northward  from  Twenty-eighth  and  Twenty-seventh. — The  houses 
continue  so  large  that  but  few  are  accommodated  in  a  block.  The  northern 
end  of  the  second  block  perhaps  excels  in  architectural  beauty  most  any 
^residential  scene  in  the  city.  The  block  begins  with  Messrs.  Watkiiis,  Armour, 
Doolittle,  Crane;  and  Director  Lefens,  of  the  Exposition,  lives  at  2626.  At 
2612  lives  Edwin  Walker,  leading  legal  counsel  of  the  Exposition,  and  a 
director  and  solicitor  for  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway. 

A  fine  corner. — On  the  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-sixth  Street  rises  the 
steeple  of  Trinity  Episcopal  Church,  which  is  built  of  rough-hewn  limestone 
in  the  earlier  style,  and  unchanged  by  modern  innovation. 

Northward  from  Twenty-sixth  Street. — Plymouth  Congregational 
Church,  whose  pastor,  the  Rev.  Frank  W.  Gunsaulus,  D.  D.,  is  so  well  known 
throughout  the  country,  stands  at  the  left.  It  is  one  of  the  earliest  examples  of 
modern  church  architecture,  the  material  being  rough-hewn  stone.  The  Apollo 
and  Beethoven  Musical  societies  once  gave  their  concerts  in  the  auditorium 
of  this  edifice.  The  Berkshire  Apartments  are  at  2 305. 

Northward  from  Twenty  fifth  Street. — We  are  now  approaching  another 
busy  region,  with  Twenty-second  Street  at  the  north  and  Cottage  Grove  Avenue 
on  the  right.  We  observe  that  the  number  of  private  residences  diminishes,  and 
apartments  again  predominate.  At  the  northern  end  of  this  block,  at  2409,  is 
the  rectory  of  Bishop  Charles  Edward  Cheney — of  whom  we  have  spoken  in  the 
article  on  churches,  at  the  paragraph  marked  "  Episcopal" —  and  near  it,  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  Twenty-fourth  Street,  stands  Christ  Reformed  Church,  an 
edifice  of  rough-hewn  limestone.  Opposite,  on  the  southwest  corner,  in  a  fine, 
massive  structure  of  blue  Bedford  stone,  are  the  quarters  of  the  Standard  Club, 
a  social  organization  of  aristocratic  and  wealthy  Jews,  including  many  of  the 


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leading  merchants  and  manufacturers  of  Chicago,  and  some  of  its  greatest 
scholars.  The  Quinn  (colored)  Chapel  may  be  seen  westward  on  Wabash 
Avenue,  Rev.  J.  T.  Jenifer,  pastor. 

The  Illinois  School  of  Pharmacy,  a  branch  of  Northwestern  University, 
is  located  on  Dearborn,  between  Twenty-fourth  and  Twenty-fifth  streets,  three 
blocks  west  of  our  drive,  the  building  also  temporarily  accommodating  a 
portion  of  the  Chicago  Medical  College,  pending  the  completion  of  their  own. 
The  edifice  is  six  stories  high,  steel-constructed  and  thoroughly  equipped, 
containing,  besides  seven  laboratories,  a  museum  of  drugs,  etc.,  and  a  library, 
each  offering,  in  its  several  appointments,  every  facility  to  students. 

At  Twenty-third  Street. — Near  the  southwest  corner  of  this  street  is  the 
Unitarian  Church  of  the  Messiah.  On  the  southeast  corner  is  Immanuel  Bap- 
tist Church.  It  has  twice  burned,  and  was  for  years  after  the  Great  Fire  the 
South  Side  focus  of  entertainment.  The  French  Band,  Caroline  Richings- 
Bernard,  Carlotta  Patti,  and  Mario,  Theodore  Thomas,  the  German  Band, 
Rubenstein  and  Wieniawski,  would  appear  here  a  night,  and  at  the  Union  Park 
Church  on  the  West  Side  the  next  night.  The  North  Side  had  been  entirely 
destroyed.  On  the  southwest  corner  is  the  Hotel  Metropole,  a  fashionable 
hotel,  the  favored  headquarters  of  the  foreign  commissioners. 

Twenty-second  Street. — Here  we  note  once  more  the  clang  of  the  cable 
car.  At  the  northeast  corner  is  the  new  high  steel  Lexington  Hotel,  which  is  to 
affect  hotel  interests  in  this  region.  A  block  west  are  the  Southern  and  Wood- 
ruff. Between  this  point  and  Sixteenth  Street  we  eee  further  examples  of  ele- 
gant home  architecture.  H.  H.  Honore,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Potter  Palmer  and 
Mrs.  Fred  Grant,  the  builder  and  rebuilder  of  the  whole  western  fa9ade  of 
Dearborn.  Street  between  Monroe  and  Adams  streets,  whose  name  is  honored 
in  Chicago,  lives  in  the  brown-stone  at  2103.  The  Calumet  Club  has  temporary 
quarters  at  2032.  The  high  flat-building  at  2001  is  called  the  Pickwick.  On 
the  opposite  or  northeast  corner  of  Twentieth,  the  Calumet  Club's  building 
again  rises  from  its  ashes.  It  burned  in  January,  1893.  On  the  northwest 
corner  is  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church,  rough  limestone,  with  a  steeple  115 
feet  high.  The  pastor  is  the  Rev.  S.  J.  McPherson. 

The  Chicago  Home  for  the  Friendless  is  visible  as  we  pass  Twentieth 
Street,  one  block  to  the  left,  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Wabash  Avenue. 
Founded  in  1858,  its  object  is  to  afford  shelter  and  employment  to  deserving 
yet  destitute  women  and  children — 25,000  of  whom  have  been  received,  regard- 
less of  creed,  during  the  past  twelve  years.  A  kindergarten  for  smaller 
children,  a  free  graded  school  for  inmates  and  outside  pupils,  and  a  mission 
free-chapel  aid  in  promoting  the  efficiency  of  this  excellent  institution. 

Northward  from  Twentieth. — All  who  deal  with  the  drama  and  dramatic 
history  will  feel  desirous  of  seeing  the  homeof  J.  H.  McVicker,  at  1842,  where 
a  green  old  age  settles  on  the  Nestor  of  American  actors  and  managers,  whose 


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first  appearance  here  has  been  noted  in  our  chapter  ou  "History."  He  still 
maintains  an  active  interest  in  his  theater,  visiting  it  each  day.  The  Audi- 
torium, -with  its  square  lines,  is  recalled,  and  its  projector  is  found  at  1826, 
where  Ferdinand  W.  Peck,  a  man  not  yet  fifty  years  of  age,  resides.  Mr. 
Peck  has,  with  Mr.  Gage  and  Mr.  Odell,  been  the  leading  financial  spirit  of 
the  World's  Fair,  and  he  is  one  of  the  most  intelligent,  courageous,  and 
capable  citizens  of  the  West.  He  was,  in  1893,  elected  president  of  the  Union 
League  Club.  On  the  southwest  corner  of  Eighteenth  Street  are  the  Morton 
Apartments,  and  on  the  southeast  corner  is  the  commodious  residence  of  Mr. 
N.  K.  Fairbank.  The  mansion  on  the  northeast  corner  was  rented  for  the 
World's  Fair  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  K.  Vanderbilt  and  a  party. 

Residences,  etc. — A  detailed  list  of  the  principal  residences  adorning  the 
many  aristocratic  localities  included  in  this  drive,  together  with  the  names  of 
their  occupants,  is  appended  to  the  chapter. 

Homeward  on  Wabash  Avenue. — At  Sixteenth  Street,  turning  westward 
a  block,  we  leave  Michigan  Avenue,  in  order  to  visit  a  number  of  metropolitan 
attractions  that  have  come  with  the  growth  of  Chicago. 

Libby  Prison. — Two  blocks  southward  is  the  war  museum  called  Libby 
Prison.  The  famous  tobacco  warehouse  of  Richmond,  Va.,  has  been  trans- 
ported to  Chicago  and  placed  behind  handsome  castellated  walls  of  artesian- 
well  stone.  The  plan  of  the  historical  prison  escape  is  shown  and  all  the  floors 
and  rooms  are  preserved,  and  brass  tablets  in  the  floors  show  where  survivors 
slept.  The  building  is  filled  with  mementoes  of  the  war,  and  among  other 
relics  the  table  used  by  Generals  Grant  and  Lee  at  Appomatox,  chisel  used  in 
the  famous  tunnel  escape,  life  mask  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  and  death  mask  of 
General  Grant  are  to  be  seen.  Entrance,  50  cents.  About  three  hours  may  be 
spent  there,  and  Grand  Army  men  are  always  repaid  for  going.  Gunther,  the 
well-known  confectioner,  is  the  leading  backer  of  the  enterprise.  Within  the 
inclosure  may  also  be  seen  the  original  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin. 

Tattersalls,  occupying  the  entire  length  of  Dearborn  between  Sixteenth 
and  Seventeenth  streets,  is,  like  its  London  predecessor,  a  general  exchange 
where  blooded  stock  is  brought  to  mart,  the  appointments  and  facilities  of 
the  establishment  being  fully  adequate  to  its  demands.  Its  large  stables  accom- 
modate 350  horses,  and  in  connection  with  the  more  social  character  of  the 
company  a  ladies'  reception-room  and  cafe,  with  reading-room  and  extensive 
reference  library,  are  added  to  its  attractions. 

The  Military  Tournament. — A  number  of  crack  riders  who  have  seen  ser- 
vice in  the  British  Army,  having  leased  Tattersalls  for  the  season,  propose  to 
give  every  evening  and  on  Sunday  afternoons,  exhibitions  of  horsemanship 
and  cavalry  drill,  with  musical  accompaniment,  displaying  the  alertness  and 
dexterity  which  iu  England  have  received  the  highest  praise.  In  addition  to 
the  above  entertainment  athletic  sports,  sword  and  bayonet  exercise,  and  the 


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tactics  employed  in  the  Egyptian  and  East  Indian"  warfare  will  be  included  in 
this  unique  enterprise. 

Hardy's  Subterranean  Theater. — One  block  south  of  Sixteenth  on  Wabash 
Avenue,  east  side,  is  an  undertaking  new  to  Chicago.  Hippolyte  Hardy  pur- 
poses to  lower  a  patron  into  the  earth  by  machinery;  the  geological  strata  of 
the  earth  will  appear  around  him,  and  give  him  the  sensation  of  sinking  10,000 
feet.  He  will  pass  under  the  sea,  through  mines,  caves,  and  various  repro- 
ductions, and  instantly  issue  to  daylight,  confused  but  delighted. 

Churches. — While  in  this  vicinity  it  is  well  to  note  Grace  Episcopal  Church 
— a  handsome  structure  of  rough-hewn  limestone.  It  is  on  the  east,  between 
Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth  streets.  The  Wabash  Avenue  Methodist  Church 
is  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Fourteenth.  It  is  built  of  brick  and  cut  stone. 
St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church  is  farther  north,  at  the  southeast  corner  of 
Eldridge  Court.  See  chapter  on  "  Churches." 

John  Brown's  Fort  has  been  brought  from  Harper's  Ferry,  and  now  stands 
in  a  building  erected  for  its  exhibition  on  the  east  side  of  Wabash  Avenue 
between  Thirteenth  aud  Fourteenth  streets.  The  Fort  itself  is  a  very  small 
engine  house,  the  name  being  painted  over  its  door,  so  that  passengers  on  the 
Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad  could  determine,  from  the  platform  of  the  station, 
which  was  the  particular  house  in  which  Brown  was  captured. 

At  Twelfth  Street  we  pass  the  approach  to  the  viaduct  leading  to  Canal 
Street  almost  a  mile  away.  This  viaduct  crosses  twelve  trunk  lines  of  rail- 
way, and  perhaps  saves  a  hundred  lives  annually.  On  the  northwest  corner 
of  Twelfth  is  the  Martinette  Hotel.  On  the  southwest  corner  of  Harmon  Court 
is  the  large  Ludington  Apartment  Building. 

Panoramas. — We  thus  have  arrived  at  a  point  which  may  be  called  a 
northern  terminus,  at  least  of  this  description.  Two  cycloramas  are  at  hand. 
In  one  at  the  west  is  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg,  the  most  popular  of  paintings. 
It  has  been  on  exhibition  for  over  ten  years,  and  represents  Pickett's  charge. 
In  the  other  house  there  have  been  displayed  the  Siege  of  Paris,  the  Battle  of 
Lookout  Mountain,  Jerusalem  at  the  Crucifixi  n,  and  Niagara  Falls,  the  fidelity 
of  the  latter  being  perfect.  A  new  and  striking  cyclorama  of  Jerusalem  and 
the  Ci'ucifixion  has  just  been  placed  on  exhibition  in  this  house.  The  other 
cycloramas,  north  on  Michigan  Avenue,  have  shown  the  Battle  of  Shiloh  and 
the  Monitor  and  Merrimac.  The  Chicago  Fire  is  now  on  exhibition.  The  first 
cyclorama  ever  seen  in  Chicago  was  in  1874,  at  the  Exposition  Building  on 
the  Lake  Front — Paris  by  Moonlight,  a  beautiful  and  descriptive  scene. 
Parisian  guide  books  of  1802  show  five  cycloramas  at  that  date.  Philip- 
poteaux  was  the  greatest  painter  of  these  monster  canvases.  We  have  thus 
carefully  and  sincerely  shown  such  of  the  chief  beauties  of  the  South  Side  as 
may  be  seen  in  a  drive  of  twenty-two  miles.  Taking  the  region  as  it  is,  and 
for  what  it  promises  to  become,  it  is  indeed  a  wonderful  display  of  luxury, 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


253 


art,  and  taste;  and  the  visitor  who  has  taken  the  three  drives  laid  out  in  this 
Guide  will  be  convinced  that  Chicago  is  already  a  city  of  vast  extent — more 
like  London  than  any  other  American  metropolis.  • 

SOUTH    SIDE    RESIDENTS. 


Calumet  Avenue. 


NO. 
183O 
1832 
1836 


W.  E.  Casselberry,  physician. 
John  Buckingham,  real  estate. 
Norman  Williams  of  Holt,  Williams 

&  Wheeler,  lawyers. 
1840    Charles  E.  Fargo,   president  C.  H. 

Fargo  &  Co.,  wholesale  boots  and 

shoes. 
1 90O    John  D.  Caton,  president  Green  Lake 

Granite  Co. 
191O    Arthur  J.  Caton,  vice-president  and 

manager  Green  Lake  Granite  Co. 
1922    Henry  Dibblee  of  Dibblee  &  Mani- 

erre,  real  estate. 

1 928    H.  N.  Greene,  real  estate. 
1932    L.  Mandel    of    Mandel    Bros.,  dry 

goods. 
2OOO    Henry  Crawford,  lawyer. 

2OO4  Wm.  H.  Mitchell,  2d  vice-president 
Illinois  Trust  and  Savings  Bank. 

2OO8  P.  C.  Hanford,  3d  vice-president 
National  Linseed  Oil  Co. 

20 16    C.  H.  Starkweather,  real  estate. 

20 18    Joseph  A.  Kohn    of   Kohn   Bros., 

wholesale  clothing. 
2O32    Otto  Young  of  Otto  Young  &  Co., 

jewelers. 

2100  Mrs.  David  B.  Fisk  of  D.  B.  Fisk  & 

Co.,  wholesale  millinery,  etc. 

2101  Malcolm  Gunn,  physician. 

2106  A.  C.  Badger,  vice-president  T.  W. 

Harvey  Lumber  Co. 

2 1O7  Arthur  B.  Meeker,  retired  merchant. 

2114  John  B.  Drake  of  Drake,  Parker  & 

Co.,    proprietors     Grand    Pacific 
Hotel. 

2115  J.    A.    Hamlin,    proprietor    Grand 

Opera  House. 

2 1 24  Theodore  A.  Shaw  of  T.  A.  Shaw  & 

Co.,  dry  goods  commission. 

2125  John  A.  Markley  of  Markley,  Ailing 

&  Co.,  wholesale  hardware. 

2128  John  A.  Davidson,  president  David- 

son &  Sons  Marble  Co. 

2129  Wm.  E.  Kelley  of  W.  E.  Kelley  & 

Co.,  lumber  merchants. 


NO. 

2131  John  Ailing  of  Markley,  Ailing  & 
Co.,  wholesale  hardware. 

2 1 33  John  R.  Walsh,  president  Chicago 
National  Bank. 

2140  Mrs.  D.  A.  Jones,  widow  of  Daniel 

A.  Jones. 

2141  D.  V.  Purington,  president  Puring- 

ton-Kimbell  Brick  Co. 
2213    L.  Silverman,  banker. 

2217  Moses  Bensinger,  president  Bruns- 
wick-Balke-Collender  Co. 

2222  Robert  M.  Fair  of  Marshall  Field  & 

Co.,  wholesale  and  retail  dry  goods 
merchants. 

2223  Mrs.  Caroline  E.  Couch,  widow  of 

Ira  Couch. 

2227    J.  S.  Knox,  physician. 

2229  J.  Rosenbaum,  vice-president  Rosen- 
bautn  Bros.,  grain  commission 
merchants. 

2233  O.  W.  Barrett,  general  superintend- 
ent American  Express  Co. 

2235    Kirk  Hawes,  judge  Superior  Court. 

2238  Chas.  J.  Barnes,  vice-president  J. 

Stephenson  Co., lumber  merchants. 

2239  Charles  L.  Raymond  of  Charles  L. 

Raymond  &  Co.,  grain  commission 
merchants. 

2240  Henry  A.  Kohn,  capitalist. 
2244    Asa  P.  Kelley,  lumber  merchant. 

2252  Mrs.  Addie  R.  Coolbaugh,  widow  of 
William  F.  Coolbaugh. 

2300  C.  D.  Irwiu  of  Irwin,  Green  &  Co., 

grain  commission  merchants. 

230 1  Frank  H.  Follansbee,  capitalist. 

2305  John  P.  Laflin,  secretary  and  treas- 

urer East  Chicago  Foundry  Co. 

2306  A.  W.  Green  of  Irwin,  Green  &  Co., 

grain  commission  merchants. 

2309  J .  C .  Stirling,  treasurer  Illinois  Steel 

Co. 

20 1O  John  S   Gould  of  John  S.  Gould  & 

Co.,  wholesale  grocers. 
2312    John  B.  Mayo,  president  and  treas- 
urer Mayo  &  Co . ,  jewelers . 


254 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


Calumet  Avenue — continued. 


NO. 
2316    Mrs.  Henry  L.  Hill,  widow  of  Henry 

L.  Hill. 

232 1    J.  H.  McAvoy,  retired  brewer. 
31O4    Ira  S.   Youuglove,  president  Santa 

Fe  Elevator  &  Dock  Co. 
3118    William  Muellerof  Mueller &Raber, 

railway  ties. 
31 2O    D.  K.  Tenney  of  Tenney,  Church  & 

Coffeeu,  lawj-ers. 

3122  Milton  B.  Miller,  accountant. 

3123  B   St-ele  of  Steele,  Wedeles  &  Co., 

wholesale  grocers . 

3126  C.  B.  Scott,  trader. 

3127  I.   Wedeles  of    Steele,  Wedeles  & 

Co.,  wholesale  grocers. 

3132  John  J .  Fay,  Jr . ,  lumber  merchant. 

3133  Benjamin  Hagaman,  real  estate. 
314O    Mrs.  Barbara  O.  Bradley,  widow  of 

Charles  Bradley. 

3142  W.  A.  Walter,  cashier  Washington 

Ice  Co. 

3143  G.  C.  Ledyard,  Sr.,  broker. 

3 1 47    L.  B.  Bane,  secretary  Clement,  Bane 

&  Co.,  clothing. 
3155    M.  J.  Neahr  of  M.  J.  Neahr  &  Co., 

bag  manufacturers. 
3157    M.  C.  Mitchell,    grain  commission 

merchant . 
32O1     E.  Lachner,  physician. 

3212    L.  B.  Dixon  of  D.'xon   &  Brookes, 

architects . 
3242    William  J.  Manning,  lawyer 

33O4    Joseph  Beifeld  of  Joseph  Beifeld  & 
Co.,  cloak  manufacturers. 


NO. 

33O6  Joseph  Schaffuer  of  Hart,  Schaff- 
ner  &  Marx,  clothing. 

3308  James  P.  Sherwinof  J.  P  Sherwiii 
&  Co.,  grain  commission  mer- 
chants. 

3312  B.  Lindauer  of  Lindauer  Bros  & 
Co.,  shirt  manufacturers. 

3317    Leopold    Seaman  of  S.-nman  Bros. 

&  Co.,  men's  furnishing  goods. 
3321    Morris  Cohn  of  Cohn  Bros.. clothing. 
3327    George  L.  Morgenthau,  physician. 

3330  Richard   Nash,   live-stock    commis- 

sioner. 

3336  Silas  Huntley,  commission  mer- 
chant. 

3338  Edmund  Pendleton,  lumber  mer- 
chant. 

3342  F.  T.  Hanson  of  Beers  &  Hanson, 
commission  merchants. 

3352  C.  J.  Furst  of  Furst  &  Rudolph, 
architects. 

336O  C.  E.  Seaton,  superintendent  Amer- 
ican Express  Co. 

3331  Mrs.  Ella  Packer,  widow  of  Charles 

Packer. 

3369  Thomas  M.  Hoyne  of  Hoyne,  Fol- 
lansbee  &  O'Connor,  lawyers. 

3400  George  A.   Hanilin,   with  Marshall 

Field  &  Co. 

3401  A.  R.  Southard,  real  estate. 

3402  Louis  Eisendrath  of  Strouss,  Eisen- 

drath  <fc  Drom,    shirt    manufact- 
urers. 

3409  T.  H.  Watson  of  Watson,  Little  & 
Co.,  coal  merchants. 


Drexel  Boulevard. 


3961    Telford  Burnham,  lawyer. 

3963  George  Hackney,  chairman  Chicago 
Terminal  Commission. 

3965   W.  J.  Edbrooke,  architect. 

397 1  F.  W.  Dickerman,  president  Ameri- 
can Desk  &  Seating  Co. . 

3975   E.  B.  Weston,  physician. 

3981  J.  C.  Thomas,  department  manager 
American  Book  Co. 

3983  W.  W.  McCarty,  wholesale  boot  and 
shoe  agent. 

3985  E.  B.  Sherman,  master  in  chancery 
United  States  Court. 

3987    T.  J.  Lovett,  machinery. 

3989   R.  E.  Jenkins,  lawyer. 

3993   C.  H.  Crawford,  lawyer. 

3995   D.  W.  Potter,  real  estate. 


4OO4   Horace  W.  Soper,  president  Soper 

Foundry  Co. 

4OO8  E.  P.  Howell,  real  estate. 
4O18   Henry  Sherry,  physician. 

4O2O  Egerton  Adams,  president  Chicago 
Forge  &  Belt  Co. 

4O25  William  A.  Bond  of  Turner  &  Bond, 
real  estate  and  loaus. 

4O37  J.  H.  Bell  of  Bell,  Conrad  &  Co., 
wholesale  ti'as,  coffees,  and  spices. 

41O1  W.  H.  Starbuck  of  Dwiggins,  Star- 
buck  &  Co.,  bankers. 

4 1 05   W.  H.  Hoops,  lumber  merchant. 

4 1 09  Albert  H.  Thacker  of  Thacker  Bros., 
fruit  merchants. 

4111  J.  Robert  Thacker,  contractor  and 
builder. 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


255 


Drexel  Boulevard— continued. 


NO. 

4115   G.  L.  Pratt,  buyer  for  Armour  &  Co. 

4119   C.  A.  Gunn,  commission  merchant. 

4 ISO  J.  M.  Smith  of  R.  B.  Smith  &  Sons, 
boots  and  shoes. 

4148  A.  G.  Cone,  treasurer  W.  W.  Kim- 
ball  Co.,  pianos  and  organs. 

4168  George  F.  Cram,  map  and  atlas  pub- 
lisher. 

4234  Dr.  O.  W.  F.  Snyder,  obesity 
specialist. 

4241  John  A.  Gauger  of  John  A.  Gauger 
&  Co.,  sash,  doors,  and  blinds. 

4243   Dr.  S.  H.  Hunt,  dentist. 

4246  J.  L.  Bobo,  tailor. 

4247  L.  L.  McArthur,  physician. 

4313   C.   W.  Powell   of   Powell   &    Lord, 

railroad  lumber. 
4315   George  E.  Frost,  manager  Veneer 

Seating  Co. 
4325   M.  Reiman,  real  estate. 

4329   John  M.  Gartside  of  Gartside  &  Lef- 

flngwell,  lawyers. 
4342   C.   J.    Blair,    president   Merchants' 

National  Bank. 

4345  G.  D.  Holton  of  Holton,  Seelye  & 

Mooney,  real  estate. 

4346  William    H.    Keogh,    upholstering 

supplies. 
4349   George  A.  Fuller,  president  George 

A.  Fuller  Co.,  builders. 
4419   John  H.  Weiss,  president  Gottfried 

Brewing  Co. 
4425   Mrs.    Albert   P.    Smith,   widow   of 

Albert  P.  Smith. 
4427   Charles    Netcher   of    Pardridge   & 

N  etcher,  dry  goods. 
4433   Henry  Falke,  wholesale  grocer. 
445O  James  Stinson,  real  estate. 


NO. 

450 1  C.  H.  Smith,  grain  commission  mer- 
chant. 

45O8  S.  T.  Fish  of  S.  T.  Fish  &  Co.,  com- 
mission merchants. 

452O  N.  W.  Harris  of  N.  W.  Harris  &  Co., 
bankers. 

4537  Anthony  Schmitt,  president  E. 
Schneider  &  Co.,  candle  manufact- 
urers. 

4545   William  E.  Hale,  capitalist. 

46O9  E.  Crane  Wilson  of  Wilson  Bros., 
men's  furnishing  goods  and  neck- 
wear. 

4623  E.  W.  Brooks  of  Brooks  &  Ross, 
lumber  merchants. 

4637  Charles  E.  Gifford  of  Charles  E. 
Gifford  Co.,  grain  commission  mer- 
chants. 

4651  W.  F.  Leland,  proprietor  Chicago 
Beach  Hotel. 

47OO  J.  W.  Oakley,  president  Walker- 
Oakley  Co.,  leather  and  findings. 

4724  George  T.  Williams,  secretary  and 
treasurer  Union  Stock  Yards  & 
Transit  Co. 

4825   Albert  Wisner,  real  estate. 

4851  Martin  A.  Ryerson  of  Martin  Ryer- 
son  &  Co.,  lumber  merchants. 

49OO   James  Bolton,  capitalist. 

4917    H.  S.  Brown,  physician. 

4938  John  A.  McGill,  physician. 

494 1    J.  H.  Nolan,  general  agent  Travelers 

Insurance  Company  of  Hartford. 
495O   A.  S.  Trade,  lawyer. 

5O12   S.  M.  Fischer   of   Kuh,  Nathan  & 

Fischer,  clothiers. 
50 1 6   A.  Nathan  of  Kuh,  Nathan  &  Fischer, 

clothiers. 


9O  Geo.  R.  Thorne,  vice-president  Mont- 
gomery Ward  &  Co.,  grange  sup- 
plies. 

99  W.  H.  Burnet,  retired  soap  manufact- 
urer. 

Ill    George  M.  Guiou. 

113  Benjamin    L.    Cook,    president    Rio 
Grande  &  Utah  Railway  Co. 

125   W.    C.    Niblack,    secretary    Chicago 
Title  &  Trust  Co. 

152   Robert  Strahorn,  live-stock   commis- 
sioner. 

164   II.  M.  Harper,  real  estate. 

174  W.  M.  Ali-ster  of  B.  F.  Norris,  Alister 

&  Co.,  jewelers. 

175  C.U.Phillips. 


Forty-seventh  Street. 

191    N.  S.  Bouton,  president  Bouton  &  Co., 

foundry. 
197   J.  H.  Chandler,  president  Bishop  Iron 

Co. 

221   I.  N.  Ash,  commission  merchant. 
231    J.  C.  Ilutchius  of  Prussing,  Hutchins 

&  Goodrich,  lawyers. 
244   James  R.  Crocker  of  J.  R.  Crocker  & 

Co.,  real  estate. 


246   S.   W.  Stone,  cashier  Atlas  National 

Bank. 

250  W.  Adolphus,  confectioner. 
254   C.  D.  Osborn  of  C.  D.  Osborn  &  Co., 

gloves. 

267    Lorenzo  Pratt,  real  estate. 
299  Geo.  S.  Perren. 


256 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


Grand  Boulevard. 


NO. 

3558  D.  B.  Robinson,  president  San  An- 
tonio &  Aransas  Pass  R.  R. 

356O  James  S.  Toppan,  manager  Galena 
and  Signal  Oil  Works. 

3562    John  F.  Finerty,  editor  the  Citizen. 

3564  Henry  S.  Rosenthal  of  Rosenthal  & 

Lehman,  live-stock  commission. 

3565  F.  E.  Waxham,  physician. 
3568    J.  F.  Whiting,  brick  manufacturer. 
36O2    William  J.  Neebes, lumber  merchant. 
3OO4    Gvvynn    Garnett,     president    Title 

Guarantee  &  Trust  Company. 
3608    J.  J.  Hill  of  Hill  Bros.  &  Co.,  grain 
commission  merchants. 

36 1 1  Wm.  Lowe,  assistant  superintendent 

sewers. 

3612  Dr.    Emil   Hirsch,    rabbi   of   Sinai 

Congregation,  Indiana  Avenue  and 

Twenty -first  Street. 
36 1 4    John  Tait,  stone  contractor. 
36 16    J.  McCormick,  liquor  dealer. 
3622    A  dolph  Loeb  of  Adolph  Loeb,  Son  & 

Co.,  insurance  agents. 

3624  Martin  Meyer,  hat  dealer. 

3625  Judge  H.  H.  Cody  of  H.  H.  Cody  & 

Son,  lawyers. 

3626  H.  F.  Hahn  of  H.  F.  Hahn  &  Co., 

wholesale  jewelers. 

3627  Frank  I.  Pearce,  vice-president  Link 

Belt  Machinery  Company. 

3628  J.  L.  Gatzert,  merchant  tailor. 

3629  T.  M.  Baxter  of  T.  M.  Baxter  &  Co., 

grain  commission  merchants. 

3630  Charles  H.  Nichols,  real  estate. 
3633    U.  G.  Latta,  physician. 

3639    H.  C.  Burgie,  stove  manufacturer. 
3642    Moses  Adams  of  Stern  &  Adams, 
wholesale  dry  goods. 

3644  H.  C.  Levi,  clothier,  "  The  Hub." 

3645  F.  G.Walker, carriage  manufacturer. 

3646  Samuel  Shoyer  of   Shoyer  &   Co., 

wholesale  dry  goods. 

3647  Thomas   II.  Wickes,    second    vice- 

president    Pullman    Palace     Car 
Company. 

3648  T.  Oberfelder  of  Dallemaud  &  Co., 

wine  and  liquor  merchants. 

3650  J.  S.  Kimmelstiel,  wholesale  cigar 

dealer. 

3651  Max  Mendel,  dry  goods. 

3653    Louis  Bauer,  vice-president  T.  W. 

Heinemann  Company,suspensories 

and  porous  plasters. 
3655    M.  J.  La  Bonte,  contractor. 


NO. 
3656    R.  L.  Henry,    president  Keystone 

Palace  Horse  Car  Company. 
3659    F.  E.  Morse  of  F.  E.  Morse  &  Son, 

diamonds. 
372O    L.  J.  Lamson  of  Lamson  Bros.&  Co., 

grain  commission  merchants. 
3736    Charles  R  Crane. 
3741    W.  H.  Moorhouse  of  Spaukling  & 

Merrick,  tobacco  manufacturers. 
381 1    H.  C.  Parmly  of  Parmly  Bros.,  real 

estate. 
39 11    J.  S.  Allan,  real  estate  and  loans. 

39 1 7    Mrs.  Harriet  Palmer,  widow  of  C.  R. 

Palmer. 
392 1    James  Wright,  liquor  dealer. 

3923  S.  B.  Foster,  lawyer. 

3924  Herman  Grossman  of  H.  Grossman 

&  Co.,  cloaks  and  suits. 

3925  N.  G.  Dodge,  contractor. 

3926  H.  Lehman,  furs  and  robes. 
3928    Jacob   R.    Custer   of   Campbell  & 

Custer,  lawyers. 

3930  Edward  C.  Huling  of  E.  C.  Huling  & 

Co.,  real  estate. 

393 1  F.  A.  Howe,  general  freight  agent 

Grand  Trunk  Railway  of  Canada. 

3932  C.  R.  Cave,  dry  goods  dealer. 

3933  P.  W.  Raber  of   Muller  &  Raber, 

railroad  ties. 
3938    P.  J.  Ryan  of  Ryan,  O'Brien  &  Co., 

wholesale  woolen  goods. 
4O18    J.  F.  O'Brien    of   Ryan,  O'Brien  & 

Co.,  wholesale  woolen  goods. 
4O22    P.  I.  Mulvane,  physician. 
4O26    William    Strawbridge,    commission 

merchant. 

4O28    B.  M.  Davies. 
4O43    N.  L.  Barmore,  secretary  F.  H.  Hill 

Company,  undertakers'  supplies. 
4O45    F.  C.  Tyler  of  Follansbee  &  Tyler, 

paper  stock. 

4O5O    James  Lane  Allen,  lawyer. 
4O52    R.  W.  Barger,  insurance  attorney. 
4O54    J.  A.  Hill,  secretary  Wabash  Paper 

Company. 

4O56    H.  C.  Buhoup,  railway  supplies. 
41O7    S.  B.  Collins,  physician. 
4109    Mrs.  Helen  E.  Henderson,  widow  of 

Abner  W.  Henderson. 
4117    Mauuel  Hirsh,  representative  Hirsh 

&  Bro.    (Philadelphia),    umbrella 

and  parasol  manufacturers. 
4119   Henry  C.  Jacobs,  real  estate. 
420 1    J.  W.  Conley,  commission  merchant. 
42O3    Alton  Parkhurst. 


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258 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


Grand  Boulevard— continued. 


NO. 

42O5    Edward  K.  Grant,  manager  Union 

Shoe  Company. 
4207    George  L.  Sites,  teller  First  National 

Bank. 
42 18    William  J.Carney, lumber  merchant. 

422O  Andrew  M.  Lynch,  general  com- 
mission merchant. 

4222  W.  R.  Selleck,  treasurer  McCormick 

Harvesting  Machine  Company. 

4223  F.  A.  Hibbard  of  F.  A.  Hibbard  & 

Co.,  grain  commission  merchants. 

4224  J.  H.  Campbell,    live-stock    com- 

missioner. 

4226    William  Mida,  publisher. 

4237  J.  A.  Armour,  superintendent  Cal- 
umet Club. 

424 1  George  P.  Lee  of  Grossman  &  Lee, 
decorators. 

4243  Morris  Cassard,  grain  commission 
merchant. 

4245  N.  P.  Richman  of  N.  P.  Richman  & 
Co.,  live-stock  commission. 

433O    Charles  Kern,  county  treasurer. 

4337  Frank  J.  Barnes,  manager  Mil- 
waukee Chair  Company. 

4339  Jacob  Straus  of  Straus  Bros.  &  Co., 
mortgage  bankers. 

434 1    F.  MacKenzie,  shoe  dealer. 

4343    George  A.  H.  Scott,  lawyer. 

4345  Joseph  Pajeau,  monuments. 

4346  Max  L.  Falk  of  Falk,  Wormser  & 

Co.,  hops. 


4348  Dr.  W.  H.  West,  dentist. 

4349  Winfield  N.Sattley,  manager  general 

agency  western  department  Man- 
hattan Life  Insurance  Company  of 
New  York. 

4350  David  A.  Hyman,  president  Philippi- 

Hyman  Company,  glassware. 

4352  G.  E.  Tarbell,  resident  secretary 
Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society 
of  U.  S. 

4354  Edward  Baggot,  plumbing  and  gas- 
fitting. 

44O4  F.  A.  Devlin,  foreign  buyer  Carson, 
Pirie,  Scott  &  Co. 

44O6    A.  J.  Baxter,  physician  and  surgeon. 

4445  H.  M.  Shepard,  judge  Appellate 
Court. 

4455   F.  S.  Osborne,  lawyer. 

45O9   Mrs.  J.  Schoenmann. 

45 1 1    S.  Klein. 

47O9  W.  S.  Booth  of  William  Young  & 
Co.,  gram  commission  merchants. 

4717    George  T.  Smith,  capitalist. 

4725   Fred  W.  Smith,  capitalist. 

4731    Thomas  P.  Smith,  capitalist. 

4816  John  Gaynor,  commission  mer- 
chant. 

484O   P.  McManus,  real  estate. 

4847    George  W.  Pierce,  shoe  dealer. 

5156  H.  F.  Royce,  general  superintendent 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 
Railway. 


Greenwood  Avenue. 


435O   H.  H.  Deming,  physician. 
4418   Dr.  A.  W.  Harlan,  dentist. 
442O   George  W.  Chamberlin,  banker. 
4433  J.  M.  Bishop,  capitalist. 

4438  L.  C.  Lawton  of  Lawton   &    Ilall, 

rubber  goods. 

4439  J.    O.    Curry,    president    Chemical 

National  Bank. 

4446  James     Mullen   of    Mullen   &    Co., 

wholesale  woolens. 

4447  Edwin  F.  Daniels  of  Edwin  F.  Daniels 

&  Co.,  coal  merchants. 
4455   R.  S.  Critchell  of  R.  S.  Critchell  & 

Co.,  insurance  agents. 
45OO   B.  F.  De  Muth  of  De  Muth  &  Co., 

boots  and  shoes. 
45O4   J.  F.  Thacker,  fruit  merchant. 

45 1O   M.  J.  Fitch,  president  M.  J.  Fitch 
Paper  Co. 


4515   A.  F.  Fisher  of  A.  F.  Fisher  &  Co., 

lumber  merchants. 
4519   Horace  G.  Bird,  railway  specialties. 

4522  Charles  Squires,   manager  Chicago 

Fire  Underwriters'  Association. 

4523  E.  S.  Kimball,  real  estate  and  loans. 
4526   John  B.  Nellegar,  president  Wells  & 

Nellegar  Co.,  hardware. 
4534   William  Jones,  vice-president  Jones 

&  Stiles  Packing  Co. 
454O   Thomas  L.  Parker,  chemist. 

4612    A.  H.    Hanson,    general   passenger 

agent  Illinois  Central  Railroad. 
462O   Dr.  A.  L.  Hoyt,  dentist. 
4624   E.  A.  Schoyer,  tea  merchant. 

4633  F.  W.   Barker,  president  Kenwood 

Bridge  C'o. 

4634  K.  1  win  F.  Bayley  of  Bay  ley  &  Waldo, 

lawyers. 


STEEETS,    PAEKS,    EESIDENCES,    ETC. 


259 


Greenwood  Avenue— continued. 


NO. 

4637   W.  T.  Brown  of  A.  G.  Spalding  & 
Bros.,  sporting  goods. 

4726  Wm.  L.  Catherwood,  capitalist. 

4727  Horace  S.  Smith,  second  vice-presi- 

dent Illinois  Steel  Co. 

4728  Charles  Loughridge,  lawyer. 
4734  D.  G.  Brown,  commission  merchant. 
4741    Mrs.  Charles  Hitchcock. 

4754  Charles  B.  Van  Kirk  of  Charles  B. 

Van  Kirk  &  Co.,  grain  commission 

merchants. 
4803   J.   P.  Gardner,    secretary    Gardner 

Sash  Balance  Co. 

4819  H.  B.  Bogue  of  Bogue  &  Co.,  real 

estate  and  loans. 

4820  Edward  T.  Gushing,  secretary  Dear- 

born Foundry  Co. 
4826  A.  L.  Mills,  broker. 


NO. 
49 1 8  A.  R.  Bremer  of  A.  R.  Bremer  &  Co., 

syrups. 
4924   L.  Everingham  of  L.  Everingham  & 

Co.,  commission  merchants. 
4929   L.  H.  Turner  of  Turner  Bros.  &  Co., 

dry  goods. 
494O  Frank   E.  Spooner,  agent   Chicago 

Union  Lame  Works. 
495O  John     C.    Welling,     vice-president 

Illinois  Central  Railroad. 
5OOO  Joseph  N.  Barker,  lawyer. 

5O08   George  T.  Williamson,  vice-president 

Union  Foundry  Works. 
5O16   Charles  H.  Hawkins,  agent  for  The 

Brown-Bonnell  Iron  Co. 

5O35  Charles  Counselman  of  Charles 
Counselman  &  Co.,  grain  commis- 
sion merchants. 


Kimbark  Avenue. 

4700 

A.    Montgomery    Ward,    president 
Montgomery  Ward  <fc  Co.,  grange 

48O8 

X; 
1 

supplies. 

4811 

Fr 

4711 

L.  R.  Doty,  vice-president  Lehigh 

4812 

o. 

Coal  &  Iron  Co. 

1 

4713 

C.  M.  Armstrong,  gram  commission 

4819 

a 

merchant. 

$ 

4714 

Wallace  L.  DeWolf  ,  secretary  Metro- 

• 

politan  Investment  Co. 

482O 

PI; 

4717 

Chas.  P.  Parish,  president  and  treas- 

1 

urer  Chas.  P.  Parish  &  Co.,  cabinet 

4823 

By 

hardware. 

J. 

4721 

S.  C.  Tobin,  commission  merchant. 

C 

4725 

Charles  L.  Currier,  coal  merchant. 

4828 

\Vi 

4726 

George  R.  T.  WTard  of  Geddes,  Kirk- 

e 

wood  &  Co.,  commissioners. 

a 

4729 

Alexander  Bishop  of    A.  Bishop  & 

4829 

O. 

Co.,  hats,  caps,  and  furs. 

d 

473O 

H.    G.  Willard,  president   Chicago 

4830 

A. 

Gas  Electric  Fixture  Manufactur- 

e 

ing  Co. 

4833 

]•:. 

4734 

Reynolds      Fisher    of     Patton     & 

t 

Fisher,  architects. 

4840 

rh 

4735 

J.  H.  Long,  manager  freight  depart- 

K 

ment  Illinois  Steel  Co. 

4846 

•i'ii 

4747 

Wm.  R.    Page  of    Page  &  Booth, 
lawyers. 

4847 

i-:. 

£ 

4752 

Walker  G.  Coolidge,  president  Chi- 
cago Copper  Refining  Co. 

4350 

B. 

j 

480O 

J.  F.  Aldrich,  member  of  Congress. 

4857 

C. 

4801 

J.  H.  Howard,  lumber  merchant. 

C 

48O5 

J.  F.  Barrell  of   Russell  &  Barrell, 

grain  commission  merchauts. 

Nathan  Manasse,  salesman  for  Louis 
Manasse,  optician. 

Francis  Thorn,  salesman. 

C.  T.  Morse  of  Crawford  &  Morse, 
lawyers. 

Charles  W.  Hillard,  second  vice- 
president  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illi- 
nois Railroad. 

Platt  P.  Gibbs,  president  Chicago 
Music  Co. 

Byron  J.  Musser. 

J.  J.  Lindman,  commission  mer- 
chant. 

Wm.  F.  Parish  of  Parish  &  Parish, 
engineers,  founders,  machinists, 
and  boilermakers. 

C.  S.  Downs  of  Jenkins,  Kreer  &  Co., 
dry-goods  commission. 

A.  W.  Sullivan,  general  superintend- 
ent Illinois  Central  Railroad. 

E.  C.  Hale  of  H.  H.  Kohlsaat  &  Co.. 
bake  i  y  supplies. 

Charles  F.  Listman  of  C.  F.  List- 
man  &  Co.,  flour  merchants. 

Theodore  W.  Letton,  insurance. 

E.  J.  Edwards,  president  Hicks 
Stock  Car  Co. 

B.  A.  Ulrich  of  B.  A.  Ulrich  &  Sons, 
real  estate. 

C.  E.  Woodruff  of  Henry  W.  King  A 
Co.,  wholesale  clothiers. 


260 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


Lake  Avenue. 


NO. 

3543   Frank  Baker,  judge  Circuit  Court. 

36O1  A.  Sutler  of  Sutler  Bros.,  leaf 
tobacco  dealers. 

3603  J.  Sutler  of  Sutler  Bros.,  leaf  to- 
bacco dealers. 

363O  L.  O.  Goddard,  assistant  to  first  vice- 
president  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  Railroad. 

3752   Maurice  Watkins,  real  estate. 

3756   Anson  B.  Jenks,  lawyer. 

382 1  W.  J.  Jefferson,  president  W.  J.  Jef- 
ferson Printing  and  Publishing  Co. 

383O  Henry  J.  Thayer  of  Thayer  & 
Chandler,  artisls'  materials. 

3834  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Morgan,  widow  of 
Allen  D.  Morgan. 

3838  J.  C.  Mitchell  of  J.  C.  Mitchell  & 
Co.,  grain  commission  merchants. 

3844  L.  Killer  of  Hiller  &  Kollenberg, 
leaf  tobacco  dealers. 

3846   Mrs.  S.  B.  Packard. 

3848  James  McArthur  of  McArthur  Bros., 
contractors. 

385O  B.  S.  White,  lumber  merchant. 

3856  John  T.  Shayne  of  J.  T.  Shayne  & 
Co.,  furriers. 

3859  R.  P.  Brown,  engineer. 

3860  Spoor    Mackey,     president    Spoor 

Mackey  Co.,  wall  paper. 

386 1  C.  W.  Lobdell,  real  estate. 

3865  E.     P.    Baker,    president    Western 

Refrigerating  Co. 

3866  Jacob  Mayer,  real  estate. 

387O  R.  W.  Dunham  of  R.  W.  Dunham, 

grain  commission  merchants. 
3877   J.  C.  Sampson  of  J.  C.  Sampson  & 

Co.,  real  estate. 
39O2    Henry    J.    Page,    traffic    manager 

Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  Railway. 
3906   Harvey  S.  Hayden  of  Hayden  Bros., 

lumber  merchants. 
3912   N.  B.  Delamater,  physician 
392O   William  G.  Wilson,  capitalist. 
3932   T.  Wollstein,  capitalist. 

3935  Charles  T.  Trego,  capitalist. 

3936  Simon  Steiniger,  real  eslale. 

3937  William  H.  Rand,  president  Rand, 

McNally    &    Co.,    printers,    pub- 
lishers, stationers,  etc. 

3938  William  S.  Rothschild  of  Ketcham, 

Rothschild  &  Co.,  upholsterers. 
394O   J.  H.  Conrad  of  Bell,  Conrad  &  Co., 

wholesale  teas,  coffees,  and  spices. 
3942    William  H.  Rogers,  capitalist. 


NO. 

3945  John    G.  McWilliams    of   Marshall 

Field  &  Co. ,  dry  goods. 

3946  William  H.  Forrest  of  Clay  &  For- 

rest, cattle  breeders. 

3949  J.  Borden,  capitalist. 

3961  Lafayette  McWilliams  of  Marshall 
Field  &  Co.,  dry  goods. 

3965   Charles  E.  Brown,  investments. 

3967  Charles  Howe  of  Howe  &  Co.,  grain 
commission  merchants. 

3978  J.  W.  Maxwell  of  S.  A.  Maxwell  & 
Co.,  wall  paper. 

398O  Edward  E.  Maxwell  of  S.  A.  Max- 
well <fc  Co.,  wall  paper. 

3982  C.  S.  Smith,  general  agenl  Penna. 
Mutual  Life  Ins.  Co. 

3984  William  A.  Merigold  of  Wm.  A. 
Merigold  &  Co.,  real  estale,  rent- 
ing, and  loans. 

4OO8  Lyman  Trumbull  of  L.  &  P.Trumbull, 
lawyers. 

4O16  Mrs.  George  Trumbull,  widow  of 
George  Trumbull. 

4O26   J.  H.  Trumbull,  real  estate. 

4O28  G.  H.  Ball  of  Jas.  P.  Smith  &  Co., 
fancy  grocers  and  importers. 

4O3O  John  Clay,  Jr.,  of  Clay  &  Forrest, 
catlle  breeders. 

4O35   Charles  S.  Harmon,  lawyer. 

4O39   G.  W.  Thomas,  capilalisl. 

4O43  Washington  Porter,  real  estate. 

4O49  Mrs.  E.  C.  Sumner,  widow  of  E.  C. 
Sumner. 

4053  J.  M.  Starbuck  of  Dwiggins,  Star- 
buck  &  Co.,  bankers. 

4O59  O.  P.  Curran  of  N.  Y.  Life  Insurance 
Company. 

46 14  W.  K.  Ackerman,  auditor  of  World's 
Columbian  Exposition. 

4643   Almon  Brooks,  physician. 

4665   William  B.   Gates,  real  estate  and 

loans. 

4669   Mrs.  E.  F.  Clay. 
4735   II.  C.  Fisher,  teas  and  spices. 

4737  J.  J.  Parker  of  Parker  &  Higgins, 
lawyers. 

48 1 1  Warren  G.  Purdj",  second  vice-presi- 
dent Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pa- 
cific Railway. 

48 1 5  O.  W.  Norton,  president  Norton 
Bros.,  tinware  manufacturers. 

4818   J.  Steele,  wholesale  druggist. 

4822  William  II.  Drake,  architect. 

4823  H.  E.  Parsons,  credits. 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


261 


Lake  Avenue — continued. 


NO. 
4824 

4827 
483O 
4853 
4901 


Tappen  Halsey,  homeopathic  phar- 
macy. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Remmer,  widow  of 
John  Remmer. 

A.  Stamford  White  of  A.  S.  White  & 
Co.,  grain  commission  merchants. 

B.  R.  Wells  of  M.  D.  Wells  &  Co., 
wholesale  boots  and  shoes. 

J.  T.  Nicholson,  architect. 


4919  J.  E.  L.  Frasher. 

4926   C.  H.  Bixby,  rector  St.  Paul's  Epis- 
copal Church. 
4939   Dr.  J.  H.  Thurston,  dentist. 

4945  F.  W.  Norwood,  vice-president  Nor- 
wood &  Butterfleld  Co.,  lumber 
merchants. 

4965   James  L.  Van  Uxem,  sporting  goods. 


Michigan  Boulevard. 


24 1   Mrs.  Mary  Beecher,  widow  of  Jerome 

Beecher. 
243   William  W.  Young,  auditor  Pullman 

Palace  Car  Co. 
247   Mrs.  L.  C.  P.  Freer,  widow  of  Lemuel 

C.  P.  Freer. 
252   T.  B.  Blackston?,  president  of  the 

Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 
258   James  McKindley,  capitalist. 
262   J.  B.  Lyon,  grain  commission  mer- 
chant. 
287   Mrs.    Margaret   Peacock,  widow  of 

Joseph  Peacock. 
291    Charles  L.  Willoughby  of  Willoughby, 

Hill  &  Co.,  clothiers. 
3O6   E.  L.  Gillette,  real  estate. 
313  R.    I.    Stearns,    treasurer    Stearns' 

Lime  and  Stone  Co. 
1316   Geo.  W.  Brandt,  lawyer. 
1343   Marcus  A.  Farwell,  president  Oak- 
woods  Cemetery  Association. 
1444   George  V.  Hankins. 
1521    J.  Q.  Weeks,  ladies'  tailor. 
16O1    Augustus  N.  Eddy,  executor  F.  F. 

Spencer  estate. 

162O   Jacob  Rosenberg,  real  estate. 
17O5    Mrs.   H.   Horner,  widow  of   Henry 
Horner. 

1709  C.    H.    Schwab,    retired    wholesale 

boot  and  shoe  dealer. 

10 1O  George  L.  Otis,  capitalist,  also  presi- 

dent Calumet  &  Chicago  Canal  & 
Dock  Co. 
1715   Mrs.  S.  M.  Greenman,  ladies'  tailor. 

1717  Morris  Selz,  president  Selz,  Schwab 
&  Co.,  wholesale  boot  and  shoe 
dealers. 

1732  Enos  Ayres,  capitalist. 

1733  William  B.  Howard,  capitalist. 
18O1    Nathaniel   K.    Fairbank   of   N.   K. 

Fairbank    &    Co.,  lard   and  soap 
manufacturers. 


1 8O5  Alfred  Cowles,  lawyer. 

1806  John  E.  Owens,  physician. 

1815  Benjamin  Allen  of  Benjamin  Allen 
&  Co.,  wholesale  jewelers. 

1819  Lewis  L.  Coburn,  lawyer. 

1820  James  W.  Ellsworth  of  James  W. 

Ellsworth  &  Co.,  coal  and  coke. 

1 826  Ferdinand  W.  Peck,  real  estate. 

1827  Charles  D.  Seeberger   of   Gould  & 

Seeberger,  real  estate. 
1838   Leopold  Strauss,  wholesale  clothier. 
1842   James  H.  McVicker,  president  Mc- 

Vicker's  Theater  Co. 
1 902   James  R.  Owen  of  Lord,  Owen  &  Co., 

druggists. 

1907   AlfredW.  Willard,  publisher. 
1912   Hugh  T.  Birch,  lawyer. 
1918   Edwin  L.  Brand,  photographer. 
20OO   George  Schneider,president  National 

Bank  of  Illinois. 

2OO7   Charles  H.  Ferguson,  life  insurance. 
20 1 0  Albert  Keep,  vice-president  Fremont, 

Elkhorn  &  Missouri  Valley  R.  R. 
2O14   Henry  Keep,  capitalist. 

20 17  Anthony    F.    Seeberger,    treasurer 

World's  Columbian  Exposition. 

20 1 8  Albert  J.  Averell,  real  estate. 

2O23  Seymour  Coleman,  lumber  mer- 
chant. 

2026  Anson  A.  Bigelow  of  Bigelow  Bros., 

lumber  merchants. 

2027  Wm.  C.  D.  Grannis,  president  Atlas 

National  Bank. 

2028  Edward  H.  Waldron,  president  Star 

Rubber  Co. 
21O3   Henry  H.  Honore,  capitalist. 

21O8  J.  Russell  Jones,  president  North- 
western Horse  Nail  Manufactur- 
ing Co. 

223 1  Dwight  S.  Bryant  of  Bryant  &  Strat- 
ton  Business  College. 


262 


VIEWS   OF  CHICAGO. 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


263 


Michigan  Boulevard — continued. 


NO. 
2241    Heman     G.    Allen,     vice-president 

Arms  Palace  Horse  Car  Co. 
2243   Harrison     Arms,     president    Arms 

Palace  Horse  Car  Co. 

2247  Charles  Fargo,  second  vice-president 

and    general    western     manager 
American  Express  Co. 

2248  John  S.Field,  vice-president  Knicker- 

bocker Ice  Co. 

225O  William  H.  Sard,  vice-presMent 
Rathbone,  Sard  &  Co.,  stove  manu- 
facturers. 

2254  Clarence  I.  Peck,  real  estate. 

2255  William   T.  Baker,    grain    commis- 

sioner. 
2321    Mrs.  J.  Franks,  widow  of   Joseph 

Franks. 
2323   Joseph   Firmenich,    president    Fir- 

menich  Manufacturing  Co.,  syrups. 
2325   J.  Stiles,  president  Jones  &  Stiles 

Packing  C'o. 
2333   William   Moseback,    secretary   The 

Consumers'  Pure  Ice  Co. 
2335   Lorenzo  B.  Roland,  grain  commis- 
sion merchant. 
2343    Mrs.  H.Mayer. 
2359   Charles  H.  Bogue  of  C.  H.  Bogue 

&  Co.,  lumber  merchants. 
24O9   J.  N.  Hyde,  physician. 
241 1    O.  B.  Tennis  of  O.  B.  Tennis  &  Co., 

millinery  goods. 
2415   J.  N.  Banks,  physician. 

2426  E.  E.  Holland,  treasurer  International 
Medical  Association. 

2429  George  F.  Baldwin  of  Baldwin  & 
Farnum,  grain  commission  mer- 
chants. 

244O  Edward  F.  Swift  of  Edward  F.  Swift 
&  Co.,  wholesale  meat  dealers. 

2446  Mrs.  Anna  B.  Peck,  widow  of  Harold 
S.  Peck. 

2458   L.  B.  Otis,  capitalist. 

25O1    A.  G.  Leonard,  president  Leonard, 

Atkinson  Co.,  wholesale  boots  and 

shoes. 
2506   John    A.    Farwell,    manager   J.   B. 

Chambers  &  Co.,  jewelers. 
25O8   Mrs.  Alice  F.  Chambers,  widow  of 

Jerome  B.  Chambers. 
2512    Isaac  Greensf elder  of  Greensfelder, 

Florsheirn  &  Co.,  wholesale  boots 

and  shoes. 

2522   Joseph  G.  Snydacker,  trader. 
2537   William  A.  Giles,  capitalist. 
2541    Richard  T.  Crane,  president  Crane 

Co.,  machinery  and  wrought-iron 

pipe  manufacturers. 


NO. 

2544   Marx  Wineman,  retired  merchant. 
255O   M.  D.  Wells  of  M.  D.  Wells  &  Co., 

wholesale  boots  and  shoes. 
2559   David  K.  Hill  of  Willoughby,  Hill  & 

Co.,  clothiers. 

2800  S.  K.  Martin,  lumber  merchant. 

26 1 2  Edwin  Walker,  attorney  for  Milwau- 
kee &  St.  Paul  Railway. 

2618  Mrs.  J.  J.  Gore,  widow  of  J.  J. 
Gore. 

262 1  Mrs.  H.  W.  Phillips,  widow  of  H.  W. 

Phillips. 

2622  J.  F.  Keeney,  real  estate. 

2626  T.  J.  Lefens,  retired  grain  commis- 
sion merchant. 

2633  Mrs.  J.  A.  Rothschild  of  Rothschild 
&  Schroeder,  leaf  tobacco  mer- 
chants. 

2635  H.  P.  Crane,  treasurer  Crane  Co., 
machinery  and  wrought-iron  pipe 
manufacturers. 

2643  V.  A.  Watkins,  president  Watkins  & 
Fuller  Lumber  Co. 

27O2   H.  H.  Honore,  Jr.,  real  estate. 

27O9  William  R.  Linn  of  Linn  <fc  Dwight, 
grain  commission  merchants. 

2712   J.  B.  Walker,  stock  broker. 

2714  Henry    Heywopd,    president    Hey- 

wood  &  Morrill  Rattan  Co. 

27 1 5  Geo.  W.  Cass,  lawyer. 

2724  Joseph  Shepard,  general  assistant 
manager  United  States  Express 
Co. 

2733  J.  S.  Cooper,  lawyer. 

2735  P.  D.  Armour,  Jr.,  of  Armour  &  Co., 
meat  packers. 

2801  W.   D.  Ewart,  president  Link  Belt 

Co. 
28O5   L.  Schlesinger,  dry -goods  merchant. 

28O7  Calvin  M.  Favorite,  private  secre- 
tary to  P.  D.  Armour  of  Armour  & 
Co.,  meat  packers. 

281 1  C.  H.  Knapp,  first  assistant  general 
freight  agent  C.  &  N.-W.  Ry. 

2815  Mrs.      Clementine      Satterth  \vaite, 

widow  of  Joel  Satterthwaite. 

2816  C.     W.     Brega.    president    Illinois 

Terra  Cotla  Lumber  Co. 

2819  George  A.  Seaverus,  grain  commis- 
sion merchant. 

2826  Mrs.  G.  C.  Campbell,  widow  of  G.  C. 
Campbell. 

2835  Mrs.  Charles  Pope,  widow  of  Charles 
Pope. 

2837  Henry  Botsford,  president  Chicago 
Packing  &  Provision  Co. 


264 


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Michigan  Boulevard — continued. 


2838   H.    N.    Higinbotham    of    Marshall 

Field  &  Co.,  and  president  World's 

Columbian  Exposition. 
2841    J.  H.   Witbeck,    president   The   H. 

Witbeck  Co.,  lumber  merchants. 
2  90 1    Gerhard  Foreman  of  Foreman  Bros ., 

bankers. 
29O2   Mrs.  Julia  F.  Heyworth,  widow  of 

J.  O.  Heyworth. 

2908  James  P.  Gillette,  trader. 

2909  A.  Byram,  retired  mine  speculator. 

2913  Wm.  A.  Fuller,  president  Palmer, 
Fuller  &  Co.,  lumber  merchants. 

2917  M.  H.  Wilson  of  Wilson  Bros.,  gents1 

furnishing  goods. 

2918  James  Barrel!  of  James  Jay  Smith 

&  Co.,  real  estate. 
2923   R.  B.  Crouch  of  R.  B.  Crouch  &  Co., 

oil  dealers. 

2929   D.  G.  Hamilton,  real  estate. 
2934  D.  E.  Corneau,  real  estate. 

2937  Cyrus  D.  Roys,  capitalist. 

2938  J.  P.  Dalton,  house  furnishing. 

2939  Frank  L.  Stevens,  capitalist. 

294 1  N.  T.  Wright  of  Nash,  Wright  &  Co., 
grain  commission  merchants. 

2944   S.  A.  Kent,  capitalist 

2953   James  F.  Hervey. 

2956  E.  G.  Leszynsky,  grain  commission 
merchant. 

2959  Roswell  Miller,  president  Chicago, 
Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway. 

2961  Anson  Gorton,  general  agent  WTells, 

Fargo  &  Co.'s  Express. 

2962  Mrs.    Hiram   Wheeler,    widow    of 

Hiram  Wheeler. 

2965  D.  C.  Leach,  superintendent  Ameri- 
can Express  Co. 

2968   Hiram  B.  Peabody,  capitalist. 

2976  Mrs.  Louisa  Hadduck,  widow  of 
Edward  H.  Hadduck. 

3O14  Oren  B.  Taft  of  Pearsons  &  Taft, 
farm  loans. 

3116  Elbridge  Hanecy  of  Hanecy  &  Mer- 
rick,  lawyers. 

3131  Arthur  Dixon,  president  Arthur 
Dixon  Transfer  Co. 

3137  W.  C.  Green,  contractor. 

3138  Michael  Cudahy,  president  Cudahy 

Packing  Co. 

3141  Abraham  Kuh  of  Kuh,  Nathan  & 

Fischer,  wholesale  clothiers. 

3142  A.  O.  Slaughter  of  A.  O.  Slaughter 

&  Co.,  bankers. 


NO. 
3143 

3148 

3154 
3155 

3159 

3200 
32O1 

3206 

3207 
3214 
3215 
3218 

3219 
3220 
3223 
3229 

323O 
3232 

3251 
3253 
3254 
3257 

33OO 

33O3 
3311 

3319 
3322 

3323 
3327 

3328 
3329 
3334 


S.  Florsheim  of  Greensf elder,  Flors- 
heim  &  Co.,  wholesale  shoe  dealers. 

James  Swan  of  Eckhart  &  Swan, 
flour  merchants. 

A.  McNeill,  retired  meat  packer. 

A.  H.  Hayden,  saddlery  and  hard- 
ware. 

David  Kelley,  president  Kelley, 
Maus  &  Co.,  heavy  hardware, 
wagon  and  carriage  material. 

Chas.  W.  Pardridge,  real  estate. 

Chas.  T.  Yerkes,  president  North 
and  West  Chicago  Street  Railroad 
Cos. 

Simon  Mandel  of  Mandel  Bros.,  dry 


George  C.  Beuton,  capitalist. 

Frank  J.  Mackey,  real  estate. 

E.  O'Reilly,  grocer. 

William  I.  McKinlock,  president 
Central  Electric  Co. 

L.  E.  Frank  of  Selz,  Schwab  &  Co., 
wholesale  boot  and  shoe  dealers. 

W.  D.  Marsh  of  Fred  S.  James  & 
Co.,  insurance  agents. 

Bernard  Cahn  of  Cahn,  Wampokl  & 
Co.,  wholesale  clothiers. 

Leo  Wampold  of  Cahn,  Wampold  & 
Co.,  wholesale  clothiers. 

I.  K.  Hamilton,  lumber  merchant. 

W.  H.  McDoel,  general  manger 
L.,  N.  A.  &  C.  Ry. 

C.  L.  Adams. 

Charles  A.  Kerfoot,  real  estate. 

John  Cudahy,  commission  merchant. 

L.  B.  Doud  of  L.  B.  Doud  &  Co., 
meat  packers. 

Mrs.  Catherine  Seipp,  widow  of  Con- 
rad Seipp. 

Isaac  Wolf,  clothier. 

Morris  Rosenbaum,  president  Rosen- 
baum  Bros.,  commission  mer- 
chants. 

H.  H.  Hayden  of  H.  H.  Hayden  & 
Son,  salt  dealers. 

George  Middleton  of  Kohl  &  Middle- 
ton's  Museum. 

O.  L.  Smith,  physician. 

H.  M.  Mclntosh  of  H.  M.  Mclntosh 
&  Co.,  real  estate. 

Daniel  McCallay,  president  Wabash 
Paper  Co. 

Geo.  A.  McKinlock,  treasurer  Cen- 
tral Electric  Co. 

E.  W.  Gillett,  flavoring  extract  manu- 
facturer. 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


265 


Michigan  Boulevard — continued. 


NO. 

3336  W.  W.  Miller,  capitalist. 

3337  Henry  B.  Greenebaum  of   Greene- 

baum  Sons,  bankers. 

3339  S.  P.  Leopold,  president  Lake  Michi- 

gan &  Lake  Superior  Transporta- 
tion Co. 

3340  David  A.  Kohn  of  Kohn  Bros.,  whole- 

sale clothiers. 

3341  George  P.  Kimball,  plate  glass. 
3344   Mrs.  Marietta  A.  Chapin,  widow  of 

E.  D.  Chapin. 

3347  J.  H.  Shepard  of  Dolese  &  Shepard, 
paving  contractors. 

3357  Arthur    A.    Libby,     retired    meat 

packer. 

3358  Charles  P.  Libby  of  Libby,   McNeil 

<fc  Libby,  packers  and  preservers  of 
meats. 

3400  Emanuel  Mandel  of  Mandel  Bros., 

dry-goods  merchants. 

340 1  Horace  G.  Chase,  capitalist. 
34O8  Edward  B.  Butler,  president  Butler 

Bros.,  wholesale  notions. 

3416  Francis  T.  Wheeler,  president  Union 
Bag  &  Paper  Co. 

3420  A.  H.  Sellers,  vice-president  Title 
Guarantee  &  Trust  Co. 

3423  Gilbert  B.  Shaw,  president  Ameri- 
can Trust  &  Savings  Bank. 

3426  C.  L.  Shattuck,  live-stock   commis- 

sioner. 

3427  Charles  E.  Maxwell  of  S.  A.  Max- 

well &  Co.,  wall  paper. 

3428  J.  B.  Marsh,  live-stock  broker. 

3429  II .  M.  Loomis,  insurance  broker. 

3430  J.  Hirsh  of  Hirsh  &  Elson,  wholesale 

clothiers. 

3432  R.  Rubel,  real  estate. 

3433  Moses  Born  of  M.  Born  &  Co.,  tailors 

and  clothiers. 

3434  Harry  M.  Marks  of  H.  M.  Marks  & 

Co.,  tailors. 

3439  H.  E.  Weaver  of  Weaver,  Getz  &  Co., 

coal  merchants. 

3440  P.  W.  Straus  of  Straus  Bros.  &  Co., 

bankers. 

3441  Joseph  D.  Allen  of  Allen,  Opdyke  & 

Allen,  real  estate. 
3456   S.  A.  McWilliams,  physician. 

3524  V.    S.    Kennedy,     secretary    John 

Morris  Co.,  stationers. 
3545   Wm.  Secor  Cunningham,  insurance 

agent. 

3600  J.  R.  Zearing,  physician. 

3601  T.  A.  Wright  of  Wright  &  Haughey, 

grain  commission  merchants. 


NO. 

36O4  Robert  H.  Van  Schaack  of  Peter  Van 
Schaack  &  Sons,  wholesale  drug- 
gists. 

36O8  Joseph  Donnersberger,  real  estate. 

3638  Z.     Dwiggins,     cashier     Columbia 

National  Bank. 

3639  M.    Waixel   of   M.  Waixel   &    Co., 

sausage  casings. 

3642  Frederick  Siegel  of  F.  Siegel  & 
Bro.,  cloak  manufacturers. 

3646  Moses  Gimbel  of  M.  Gimbel  &  Sons, 

wholesale  hatters.  • 

3647  George   W.    Wiggs   of   George  W. 

Wiggs  &  Co.,  grain   commission 
merchants. 

3650  Abraham  Hart  of  Hart  Bros.,  whole- 

sale men's  furnishing  goods. 

3651  Jacob    Levi  of  Hart  Bros.,  whole- 

sale men's  furnishing  goods. 

3652  Louis  Stein  of  Stein,  Manheimer  & 

Co.,  wholesale  hat  dealers. 
3656   M.  B.  Kennedy,  assistant  secretary 

Chicago  Edison  Co.,  electric  lights. 
3658  M.  Marx  of  Hart,  Schaffner  &  Marx, 

clothing. 

3660  William  O.  Hoffman,  publisher. 

3661  Simon  Karger  of   Nast  &  Karger, 

wholesale  meat  dealers. 
3663   L.  Click  of  Dernburg,  Glick  &  Hor- 
ner,  retail  dry  goods. 

3667  John   F.  Parker,  retired  dry-goods 

merchant. 

3668  Mrs.  Helen  Leonard,  widow  of  James 

Leonard. 

3672  Leopold  Bloom,  commission  mer- 
chant. 

37O5  A.  M.  Rothschild,  vice-president 
National  Bank  of  the  Republic. 

3724  J.  O.  Armour  of  Armour  &  Co., 
meat  packers. 

3736  A.  J.  Lichtstern  of  the  Central  Grain 
&  Stock  Exchange. 

374O  Bernard  Lichtstern,  president  Cen- 
tral Grain  <fc  Stock  Exchange. 

3744   Benj.  Arnheim,  tailor. 

3816   William  M.  Crilly,  contractor. 

381 9  L.  Curtis,  real  estate. 

3820  D.  F.  Crilly,  real  estate. 

3831    George  A.  Seaverns,  Jr.,  grain  com- 
mission merchant. 
39O7    F.  R.  Webb,  physician. 

4136   W.  L.  Tamblyn  of  Scaling  &  Tamb- 

lyn,  live-stock  commissioners. 
423 1    W.  B.  Judson,  publisher. 
4235   Henry  Gerstley. 


266 


VIEWS   OF   CHICAGO 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


267 


Michigan  Boulevard — continued. 


NO. 

4237 
4239 


S.  H.  Regensburg,  grocer. 

H.  C.  Ingwersen  of  Ingwersen  Bros., 

live-stock  commissioners. 
430O   John  H.  Wood  of  John  H.  Wood  & 

Sou,  Jive-stock  commissioners. 
4316   Lewis  W.  Stone,  capitalist. 
4346   H.  C.  Walker,  real  estate. 
444O   John  Guerin,  physician. 
45OO   Edward  Morris  of  Nelson  Morris  & 

Co.,    packers    and    shippers    of 

dressed  beef. 


4631 


Henry  Hafer  of   Harder  &  Hafer, 
coal  merchants. 


NO. 
4643   C.  C.  Harder  of  Harder  &  Hafer, 

coal  merchants. 
480O   Simon    Hasterlik,   wholesale   liquor 

dealer. 

4859  M.  Clarkson,  contractor  and  builder. 

4957   Joseph    Osher,    live-stock   commis- 
sioner. 

5O45  J.  J.  Dunn,  coal  merchant. 
5 1 56   W.  P.  Hayes,  attorney. 

5168   Seymour    S.    Borden,    commission 
merchant. 


Prairie  Avenue. 


16OO  John  G.  Shortall,  capitalist. 
1608   Henry  L.  Frank,  real  estate. 
1612    Peter  E.  Studebaker,  carriage  and 
wagon  manufacturer. 

1615  Thomas  D.  Rhodes  of  J.  F.  Rhodes 

&  Co.,  financial  agents. 

1616  Wm.  R.  Stirling,  first  vice-president 

Illinois  Steel  Co. 

1619  J.  Foster  Rhodes  of  J.  F.  Rhodes  & 

Co.,  financial  agents. 

1620  Robert  Law,  Sr.,  coal  merchant. 

1621  J.  H.  Hamline,  lawyer. 

1 625  H.  J.  McBirney,  secretary  Southern 

White  Lead  Co. 

1626  Abraham  Longini  of  Einstein  &  Co., 

clothing. 

1628   Morris  Einstein,  retired  merchant.    " 

1634  Erastus  Foo'e,  Jr.,  president  Dear- 
born Foundry  Co. 

1636   H.  M.  Johnston,  retired  merchant. 

16.17  Jesse  Spalding,  president  Spalding 
Lumber  Co. 

1638  Robert  B.  Gregory,  treasurer  Lyon 
&  Healy,  pianos  and  organs. 

1701  William  G.  Hibbard,  president  Hib- 

bard,    Spencer,    Bartlett     &    Co., 
hardware. 

1702  T.  W.  Harvey,  real  estate. 

17O9   Mrs.     Martha    Kellogg,    widow   of 

Palmer  Kellogg. 
1712    Albert  Sturges,  retired  merchant. 

1720  Mrs.  Eliza  Walker,  widow  of  James 

M.  Walker. 

1721  Mrs.  Josephine   Dexter,   widow   of 

Witt  Dexter. 
1726   James  R.  Walker,  real  estate. 

1729  George  M.  Pullman,  president  Pull- 
man Palace  Car  Co. 


1 73O  Joseph  E.  Otis,  real  estate. 

1 736  Hugh  McBirney,  president  Southern 
White  Lead  Co. 

18OD  John  J.  Glessner,  vice-president 
Warder,  Bushnell  &  Glessner  Co., 
agricultural  implements. 

1801  W.  W.  Kimball,  president  W.  W. 
Kimball  Co.,  piano  and  organ  man- 
ufacturers. 

18O8  O.R.Keith  of  Edson  Keith  &  Co- 
wholesale  millinery  and  fancy 
goods. 

1811  Wm.  B.  Keep,  lawyer. 

1812  Geq.  H.  Wheeler,  president  Chicago 

City  Railway  Co. 

1816  C.  M.  Henderson,  president  and 
treasurer  C.  M.  Henderson  &  Co., 
wholesale  boots  and  shoes. 

1823  Thomas  Dent,  lawyer. 

1824  Charles     Schwartz    of     Schwartz, 

Dupee  &  McCormick,  grain  com- 
mission merchants. 

1 827  J.  W.  Doane  of  J.  W.  Doane  &  Co., 

teas. 

1828  D.  B.  Shipman,  manager  D.  B.  Ship 

man  white  lead  works. 
1834   Fernando  Jones,  abstracts. 

1 9OO  Elbridge  G.  Keith,  president  Metro- 

politan National  Bank. 

1901  N.  B.  Ream,  Board  of  Trade  com- 

mission merchant. 

1905  Marshall  Field  of  Marshall  Field* 

Co.,  dry  goods. 

1906  Edson  Keith,  of  Edson  Keith  &  Co., 

wholesale     millinery    and    fancy 

goods. 

1912   M.  T.  Greene,  lumber  merchant. 
1919   Marshall  Field,  Jr. 
1923   Mrs.   C.    I'.  Kellogg,  widow  of  C.  P. 

Kellogg. 


268 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


Prairie  Avenue — continued. 


NO. 

1936  S.  W.  Allerton,  Board  of  Trade  com- 
mission merchant. 

1 945  Mrs.  Isabel  Corwith,  widow  of  Henry 
Corwith. 

2000  John  M.  Clark,  collector  of  customs. 

2001  J.  W.  Streeter,  physician. 

2OO3  George  F.  Bissell,  general  agent 
Hartford  Fire  Insurance  Co. 

2009  Mrs.  Sarah  Meyer,  widow  of  Max  A. 

Meyer. 

20 1O  William  L.  Grey,  president  Grey  & 

Engle,  leather  manufacturers. 

20 1 1  Mrs.  E.  C.  Storey. 
20 13   W.  H.  Reid,  banker. 

20 17  Mrs.    Bertha    Armour,    widow    of 

William  Armour. 

20 1 8  James  L.  Lombard,  real  estate. 
2O2 1    James  L.  High,  lawyer. 

2026  Mrs.  Henrietta  Rosenfeld,  widow  of 

Levi  Rosenfeld. 

2027  Wm.    B.  Walker,    Board   of   Trade 

commission  merchant. 
2O3 1    S.  A.  Tolman,  wholesale  grocer. 
2O33   F.  R.  Otis,  real  estate. 

2035  Mrs.  H.  O.  Stone,  widow  of  Horatio 

O.  Stone. 

2036  E.   Buckingham,    president   North- 

western National  Bank. 

2100  John    B.    Sherman,    vice-president 

and  general  manager  Union  Stock 
Yards  &  Transit  Co. 

2 1O1  Eugene  S.  Pike,  real  estate. 

2 1 08  Mrs.  Irene  Ames,  widow  of  Miner  T. 

Ames. 

2109  Robert    W.    Roloson,    commission 

merchant. 

20 1O  Edson  Keith,  Jr.,  of  Edson  Keith  & 

Co.,  wholesale  millinery  and  fancy 
goods. 
2112   M.  M.  Rothschild,  retired  merchant. 

2115   P.  D.  Armour,  Sr.,  of  Armour  &  Co., 

meat  packers. 
21 2O  Frank    S.    Gorton,    secretary    and 

treasurer  The  Chicago  Edison  Co., 

electric  lights. 
2 1 23   T.  M.  Avery,  president  Elgin  National 

Watch  Co. 
2126   C.  D.  Hamill,  president  of  Board  of 

Trade. 
213O   Thomas  Murdoch  of  Reid,  Murdoch 

&  Co.,  wholesale  grocers. 
214O   Byron  L.  Smith,  president  Northern 

Trust  Co. 

2200  E.  M.  Hale,  physician. 

2201  G  C.  Collins,  real  estate. 


NO. 
22O4 


2449 
25OO 


2514 
2518 


Franklin  Ames,  department  mana- 
ger for  Marshall  Field  &  Co.,  dry- 
goods  merchants. 

Joel  Bigelow,  retired  merchant. 

Mrs.  Peter  Schoenhofeu,  widow  of 
Peter  Schoenhofen,  late  president 
of  the  Peter  Schoenhofen  Brewing 
Co. 

Mrs.  Isabel  McGinnis,  widow  of 
Charles  B.  McGinnis. 


Mrs.  C.  A.  Phelps,  widow  of  W.  W. 

Phelps. 

2532   W.  H.  Wilson,  real  estate. 
2536  Eugene    Cary,   manager    German- 
American  Insurance  Co.  of   New 

York. 
26O1    D.  W.  Keith,  manager  Edson  Keith 

&    Co.,    wholesale    millinery   and 

fancy  goods. 
2603   Walter   Q.  Gresham,    Secretary   of 

State. 
28O7   Wm.    S.  Walker,    manager   Inland 

Publishing  Co. 

2619  Henry  C.  Rew  of  Henry  Rew  &  Co., 

brokers. 

2620  Rev.     F.     W.     Gunsaulus,     pastor 

Plymouth  Congregational  Church. 

2637  Thomas  R.  Burch,  insurance  agent. 

2638  B.  W.  Kendall  of  Abel,  Ames  &  Co., 

distillers. 

2640  W.  J.  Watson,  president  Middleton 

Car  Spring  Co. 

2641  Chas.  A.  Coolidge,  architect. 
27OO   O.    S.    A.     Sprague    of     Sprague, 

Warner  &  Co.,  wholesale  grocers. 
27O3   E.  A.  Lancaster,  secretary  National 
Railway  Co. 

2709  Chas.  L.  Hutchinson,  president  Corn 

Exchange  Bank. 

20 1O  Albert    A.     Sprague    of    Sprague, 

Warner  &  Co.,  wholesale  grocers. 
27 1 3  Mrs.  Louisa  B.  Stephens. 
2716   Mrs.    Elizabeth    Kelly,    widow   of 

Hiram  Kelly. 

27 19  A.    J.    Earling,    general    manager 

Chicago,  Milwaukee    &    St.    Paul 
Railway. 

2720  A.  C.  Bartlett  of  Hibbard,  Bartlett, 

Spencer    &    Co.,  wholesale   hard- 
ware. 


L.    W.    Pitcher,   commission    mer- 
chant. 


2725 

273O   Mrs.  M.  J.  Dore,  widow  of  E.  F.  Dore. 

2732  William  R.  Busenbark,  traffic  mana- 
ger Chicago  Great  Western  Rail- 
way. 

2734   Mrs.  A.  M.  H.  Ellis. 


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Prairie  Avenue — continued. 


NO. 

2735  H.  A.  Blair,  second  vice-president 
Merchants'  National  Bank. 

280 1    George  E.  Wood,  lumber  merchant. 

28O4  Rev.  Simon  J.  McPherson,  pastor 
Second  Presbyterian  Churcli. 

2807  Franklin  D.  Gray,  president  National 

Safe  Deposit  Co. 

2808  Edwin  Pardridge,  gram  commission 

merchant. 

281 1    T.  H.  Sheppard,  lumber  merchant. 
28 15   S.  B.  Barker,  lumber  merchant. 
2821    George  H.Webster  of  Armour  &  Co., 

meat  packers. 

2824  F.  T.  Haskell,  mortgage  broker. 

2825  Chauncey  Keep,  vice-president  Ray- 

mond Lead  Co. 

2828  Marvin  Hughitt,  president  Chicago 

&  North- Western  Railway. 

2829  Thomas  F.  Keeley  of  the  Keeley 

Brewing  Co. 

2831    Ernest  A.  Hamill,  banker. 

2834  Abraham  Williams,  manager  Con- 
necticut Fire  Insurance  Co. 

29OO  Isaac  N.  Perry,  second  vice-presi- 
dent Continental  National  Bank. 

29O2  Edmund  Adcock  of  Munday,  Evarts 
&  Adcock,  patent  lawyers. 

29O4  M.  R.  Wood,  president  Beggs  Manu- 
facturing Co.,  patent  medicines. 

29O9  Chas.  H.  Blair  of  C.  H.  Blair  &  Co., 
lumber  merchants. 

291 1    Mrs.  B.  F.  Murphey. 

2917  John  H.  Wrenn  of  Walker  &  Wrenn, 

brokers. 
2919  F.  G.  Logan  of  F.  G.  Logan  <fc  Co., 

grain  commission  merchants. 
2925  Sarah  M.  Baldwin,  widow  of  George 

D.  Baldwin. 


NO. 
2928    Francis  E.  Hinckley,  capitalist. 

2936  Wesley  Dempster  of  Sweet,  Demp- 
ster &  Co.,  wholesale  hats  and 
gloves. 

294O  Samuel  H.  Sweet  of  Sweet,  Demp- 
ster &  Co.,  wholesale  hats  and 
gloves. 

2953  P.  F.  Gillespie,  president  P.  F.  Gil- 

lespie  &  Co.,  grocers. 

2954  J.  S.  Mitchell,  physician. 

2955  Eli  M.  Straus,  wholesale  wines  and 

liquors. 
2960    Simon  Yondorf  of  Strauss,  Yondorf 

<fc  Rose,  wholesale  clothing. 
2965    E.  P.  Whitehead,  real  estate. 
2973    J.  H.  Moore,  lawyer. 
2975    B.  R.  De  Young,  real  estate. 

2978  H.  H.  Kohlsaat  of  H.  H.  Kohlsaat  & 

Co.,  bakery  goods. 

2979  Mrs.  H.  C.  Cunningham,  widow  of 

H.  C.  Cunningham. 
3OOO    Wm.  E  Frost,  president  W.  E.  Frost 

Manufacturing     Company,     sash. 

doors,  and  blinds. 
30 1 1    Charles  Hutchinson,  wholesale  hat 

and  glove  merchant. 
30 1 6    Adolphus  Ryder  of  A.  Ryder  &  Co., 

oysters  and  fish. 
3O18    Mrs.  A.  A.  Gay  lord. 
3O22    P.  L.  Underwood  of  Underwood  & 

Co.,  meat  packers. 
3132    Edgar  White  Kirk  of  James  S.  Kirk 

&  Co.,  soap  manufacturers. 
3 1 57    Martin  Barbe,  mortgage  loans. 
3326    George  H.  Bowen,  wholesale"  shoe 

dealer. 
34OO    L.  C.  McMichael,  physician. 


South  Park  Avenue. 


3137    Thomas  Braun,  retired  druggist. 

3140  George  T.  Loker,   manager  Drum- 

mond  Tobacco  Company. 

3141  John  B.  Jeffery,  general  manager 

JEtna,  Life  Insurance  Co.  of  Hart- 
ford. 

3142  Calvin  A.  Whyland,  president  C.  A. 

Whyland  &  Co.,  grain  commission 

merchants. 
3 1 44    Tom  N.  Donnelly  of  Tom  N.  Donnelly 

&  Co.,  diamonds. 
3154    Edward  Hoffman,  wholesale  cigar 

and  tobacco  dealer. 
32OO    Louis  Hutt,  planing  mill. 


32O3    J.  E.  Stubbs,  physician. 

32O5    E.  Seaman  of  Seaman  Bros.  &  Co., 

men's  furnishing  goods. 
3209    Thomas  Bradwell,  justice  of  peace. 

32 19    Charles  A.  Raggio  of  Raggio  &  Mor- 
rison, fruit  dealers. 
322 1     Perry  A.  Hull,  lawyer. 

3249  Rev.  P.  S.  Henson,  pastor  First  Bap- 
tist Church. 

3251  A.  F.  Risser  of  A.  F.  Risser  &  Co., 
wholesale  saddlery. 

3314  Rev.  J.  M.  Caldwell,  pastor  South 
Park  Avenue  M.  E.  Church. 


STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


271 


South  Park  Avenue — continued. 


NO. 

3328    Otis  J.  Dimick,   president  Chicago 

Wall  Paper  Company. 
333O    S.  Greenbaum  of  Fish,  Joseph  &  Co. , 

dry  goods. 

3338    J.  D.  Robertson,  printer. 
334O    Wm.  L.  Lowenbach,  manufacturers' 

agent. 

3342  Samuel  Rosenwald  of  Rosenwald  & 

Weil,  wholesale  clothing. 

3343  William    A.    Ranny,    teller    Home 

National  Bank. 

3344  Joseph  Spiegel  of  Spiegel  &  Co.,  fur- 

niture. 

3348    G.   H.    Cassard,    commission   mer- 
chant. 

3350  Chas.  F.  Thompson,  Jr.,  secretary 

C.  C.  Thompson  Lumber  Company. 

335 1  S.  R.  Frazier,  Jr.,  secretary  Chicago 

Lumber  Company. 


3352  S.  J.  Herman  of  Seaman  Bros.  &  Co., 
men's  furnishing  goods. 

3354  R.  B.  Appleby  of  R.  B.  Appleby  & 

Co.,  lumber  merchants. 

3355  Leo  Fox,  vice  president  International 

Bank. 

336O  S.  Weise  of  Hintze  &  Weise,  sash, 
doors,  and  blinds  manufacturers. 

3360  Mrs.  Mary  M.  Judson,  widow  of  Dr. 
Edwin  Judson. 

341 7  Rogers  Porter,  assistant  manager  of 
German- American  Insurance  Com- 
pany of  New  York. 

3419  P.  H.  Linneen,  general  agent  Holly 
Manufacturing  Company. 

342 1    W.  J.  Bulger,  lawyer. 

3423  W.  H.  Thacher,  general  agent  Cas- 
ualty Insurance  &  Security  Co. 


Wabash  Avenue. 


32O1  E.  Hudson,  contractor. 
32 1O  Simon  Miuchrod,  furs. 
3216  Clinton  Briggs,  president  Star  and 

Crescent  Milling  Company. 
3221    Jacob   Schnur,    president  National 

Trunk  Company. 
3223    Chas.  D.  Hancock,  broker. 

3230  David  B.  Falter  of  Ederheimer,  Stein 

&  Co.,  clothing. 

323 1  Alexander  Bell,  retired  pork  packer. 
324 1     Edward  Rose  of  Strauss,  Yondorf  & 

Rose,  wholesale  clothing. 
3247    Julius  Rosenthal,  lawyer. 

3251     Marvin  S.  Chase,  assistant  general 

freight  agent  L.  S.  &  M.  S.  R.  R. 
3312    P.  H.  Rice,  president  Rice  &  Bullen 

Malting  Company. 
3333    Mrs.Mattie  Goodman,  widow  of  Hugo 

Goodman. 
3337    A.  Strauss  of   Strauss,  Yondorf  <fc 

Rose,  wholesale  clothing. 
3341    Isaac  Rubel  of  Rubel  &  Co. ,  furnaces 

and  ranges. 

3343  Simon  Florsheimof  Ball,  Florsheim 

&  Co.,  corsets. 

3344  Richard  A.  Dowling  of  R.  A.  Dowling 

&  Co.,  hardware. 
335O    A.  H.  Bliss,  trader. 


3353  Mrs.  Wallace  C.  Barker,  widow  of 

Wallace  C.  Barker. 

3354  Austin  W.Wright,  grain  commission 

merchant. 

3359  Thomas  D.  Hastings,  retired  mer- 
chant. 

34 1O  George  B.  Weise  of  Geo.  B.  Weise  & 
Son,  sash,  doors,  and  blinds. 

3412    Louis  Leopold,  cigar  manufacturer. 

3414    J.    Dplese   of    Dolese   <fc   Shepard, 

paving  contractors. 
3438    Solva  Brintnall,  president  Drovers' 

National  Bank. 

344 1  Herman  Elson  of  Hirsh,  Elson  &  Co., 

wholesale  clothing. 

3442  Freeman  Nickerson  of  F.  Nickerson 

&  Son,  commission  merchants. 

3443  David  Berg,  retired  merchant. 
3448    Albert  Fishell,  real  estate. 

3516  Mrs.  C.  Nelson,  widow  of  Thomas 
Nelson. 

35 1 9  Ilarry  Byrne,  beer  pumps. 

3520  J.   B.   Long,    city  salesman    Gerts, 

Lumbard  &  Co.,  brush  manufact- 
urers. 
3528    M.  McDermott,  contractor. 


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STREETS,    PARKS,    RESIDENCES,    ETC. 


Washington  Avenue. 


NO. 

4842 


4846 


4916 
4928 


5121 
5124 


C.  H.  Foote,  manager  blast  furnace, 
Illinois  Steel  Co. 

Elmer  Williamson  of  the  Western 
Electric  Co. 

Wm.  F.  Gorrell,  life  insurance. 

John  J.  McClellan  of  McClellan  & 
Cummins,  lawyers. 

R.  M.  Whipple,  mining. 

Wm.  R.  Kerr,  real  estate,  and  secre- 
tary West  Pullman  Land  Associa- 
tion. 


5128   S.  G.  Wilkins  of  S.  G.'Wilkins  &  Co., 

wholesale  furniture. 
5132   W.  H.  Moore,  lawyer. 

5139  A.  W.  Wheeler,  investment  securi- 
ties. 

5142    H.  C.  Allen,  physician. 
53 17    J.  R.  Hetherington,  photographer. 

5319   J.    H.  Moore   of   Moore   &   Janes, 
insurance  agents. 


Woodlawn  Avenue. 


4552    L.  D.  Condee  of   Condee  &  Rose, 

lawyers. 
4559    Elmer  Washburn,  manager  Allerton 

Packing  Company. 
46O9    Richard  R.  Donnelley,  president  R. 

R.  Donnelley  &  Sons  Co.,  printers. 
462O    Wm.  A.  Thrall,  general  passenger 

and  ticket  agent  Chicago  &  North- 

Western  Railway. 
4626    F.  G.  Kammererof  F.  G.  Kammerer 

&  Co.. grain  commission  merchants. 
47O9    Lyman  A.  Wiley,  assistant  treasurer 

Consumers1  Gas  Company. 

4722  J.  S.    Belden,   manager  London  & 

Lancashire  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany of  Liverpool,  England. 

4723  A.  E.  Bingham,  president  Marsh  & 

Bingham  Company,  lumber  mer- 
chants. 

4726  Ernest  E.  Crepin,  retired  lumber 
merchant. 

4729  H.  M.  S.  Montgomery  of  Trego  & 
Montgomery,  grain  commission 
merchants. 

4733  E.  N.  Wiley  of  Webster,  Wiley  &  de 
Roode,  insurance  agents. 


4737  Marvin  A.  Farr,  real  estate. 

4738  J.  B.  Knight  of  Knight  &  Marshall, 

real  estate. 

4747    John    W.    Cloud,     western    agent 
Westinghouse  Air  Brake  Company. 

475O    John    Marder,    president    Marder. 

Luse  &    Co.,  type   founders  and 

printers1  materials. 
480O    C.  B.  Bouton,  treasurer  Bouton  & 

Co.,  foundry. 

482O    Horace  M.  Dupee,  meat  packer. 
485O    John  Davis,  president  John  Davis 

Co.,  wrought-iron  pipes. 
49 1O    J.  W.  Brooks,  vice-president  Pitkin 

&   Brooks,   crockery,  lamps,  and 

glassware. 
4926    A.  G.  Spalding  of  A.  G.  Spalding  & 

Bros.,  sporting  goods. 
4948    Mrs.  Van  H.  Higgins,  widow  of  Van 

H.  Higgins. 
50 1 2    John  J.  Mitchell,  president  Illinois 

Trust  &  Savings  Bank. 
5O2O    E.  A.  Kimball. 
5034    Thomas  M.  Bigelow,  salesman. 
5O46    L.  F.  Swift,  live-stock  commissioner. 


EDUCATIONAL. 


Before  listing  in  a  compact  form  the  schools  of  Chicago,  a  few  words 
may  be  said  on  Education  in  this  city.  The  boast  of  this  region  has  been 
the  Northwestern  University  at  Evanston.  The  Chicago  University,  once 
almost  equally  prominent,  went  into  decay  and  died;  and  on  its  ruins  now  rises, 
through  Mr.  Rockefeller's  munificence,  the  "University  of  Chicago,"  under 
the  direction  of  Doctor  Harper,  near  Midway  Plaisance.  Next  to  these  uni- 
versities the  professional  colleges,  especially  Rush  Medical,  are  most  widely 
known.  About  the  Cook  County  Hospital  stand  at  least  seven  schools,  which 
graduate  skilled  men  and  women,  whose  diplomas  entitle  them  everywhere  to 
privilege  and  honor.  Next  in  importance  come  the  twelve  High  Schools, 
the  Athenaeum,  and  the  private  schools,  after  which  we  reach  the  masses  of 
the  people  in  the  public  schools  that  thickly  dot  the  map  of  Chicago.  There 
are  over  3,000  public-school  teachers,  divided  among  about  400  schools,  while 
the  number  of  private  teachers  is  said  to  be  over  1,800.  The  amount  of 
money  now  invested  in  public  schools  each  year  is  nearly  $4,000,000,  besides 
the  expenses  of  parochial  schools  and  professional  colleges. 

The  Chicago  Manual  Training  School,  on  Michigan  Boulevard,  clearly 
demonstrates  the  feasibility  of  combining  mental  and  manual  instruction.  It 
is  enough  to  say  in  proof  of  the  practical  success  attending  the  scheme  that 
for  the  academic  year  of  1891-92  the  list  of  students  exceeds  three  hundred. 
Even  more  instructive  is  the  roll  of  alumni,  together  with  their  occupations, 
showing  a  very  large  proportion  of  positions  due  undoubtedly  to  the  bene- 
ficial results  of  the  school,  fifty-four  being  employed  in  higher  institutes  of 
technology,  and  sixty  in  manufacturing  establishments  as  draughtsmen, 
designers,  etc.,  in  accordance  with  the  statement  in  the  annual  report  that 
"  education,  not,  manufacture,  is  the  idea  underlying  manual  training."  The 
project  originated  among  members  of  the  Commercial  Club,  the  School  Asso- 
ciation being  incorporated  in  1883,  the  Board  of  Trustees  comprising  gentle- 
men of  exceptional  prominence  in  the  city. 

The  remaining  feature  of  school  life  in  Chicago  is  the  religious  college, 
where  preachers  are  fitted  for  their  pastorates.  The  McCormick  Seminary  is 
perhaps  best  known  in  this  class.  The  Congregational  Seminary  at  Union 
Park  has  a  conspicuous  site  with  motley  buildings,  contrasting  unfavorably, 
it  must  be  admitted,  with  the  Union  Park  Congregational  Church  near  by. 
The  Episcopal  Seminary  is  on  Washington  Boulevard,  west  of  the  railroad 
tracks  at  Rockwell  Street,  and  the  principal  Catholic  college  is  at  the  Church 
of  the  Holy  Family  (Jesuit),  on  West  Twelfth  Street. 
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274 


EDUCATIONAL. 


Generally  speaking  it  is  easy  to  discover  a  doctor's  college  or  a  public 
school  in  Chicago.  Catholic  educational  institutions  abound,  and  cover  many 
acres;  but  classic  colleges  must  be  sought  in  the  suburbs.  The  three  leading 
ones  are— one  at  Evanston,  twelve  miles  north;  one  at  Lake  Forest,  twenty- 
eight  miles  north,  and  the  other  south,  near  Jackson  Park. 


Colleges,  Seminaries,  Academies,  etc. 

Lake  Forest  University,  Lake  Forest. 
Loring  School,  2535  Prairie  ave. 


Academy  of  the  Sacred  Heart,'State  st.  cor. 
Chicago  ave. 

Academy  of  the  University  of  Chicago,  Mor- 
gan Park. 

Armour  Institute,  Armour  ave.  cor.  Thirty- 
third  st. 

Art  Institute,  202  Michigan  ave. 

Chicago  Athenaeum,  "People's  College," 
18-26  Van  Buren  st. 

Chicago  Manual  Training  School,  Twelfth  st. 
cor.  Michigan  ave. 

Chicago  Musical  College,  Central  Music 
Hall. 

Chicago  Theological  Seminary,  Ashland  boul. 
cor.  Warren  ave. 

Dearborn  Seminary,  Twenty-second  st.  cor. 
Calumet  ave. 

De  La  Salle  Institute,  Wabash  ave.  cor. 
Thirty -fifth  st. 

Garrett  Biblical  Institute,  Evanston. 

Grant  Collegiate  Institute,  243  Dearborn  ave. 

Harvard  School,  2101  Indiana  ave. 

Illinois  Military  Academy,  Morgan  Park. 

Kenwood  Institute,  5001  Lake  ave. 


McCormick  Theological  Seminary,  1060  N. 
Halsted  st. 

Minerva  Institute,  Berteau  ave.  cor.  Paulina 
St.,  Ravenswood. 

Northwestern  University,  Evanston. 

Seminary  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  485  W.  Tay- 
lor st. 

St.  Francis  Xavier's  Academy,  Twenty-ninth 
st.  cor.  Wabash  ave. 

St.  Ignatius  College,  413  W.  Twelfth  st. 

St.  Patrick's  Academy,  Oakley  ave.  cor. 
Park  ave. 

Union  College  of  Law,  80-82  Dearborn  st. 

University  of  Chicago,  Fifty-sixth  st.  bet. 
Ellis  and  Greenwood  aves. 

University  School,  Elm  st.  cor.  Dearborn 
ave. 

Western  Theological  Seminary,  1113  Wash- 
ington boul. 

Women's  College,  Evanston. 

Young  Ladies'  Seminary,  Auburn  Park. 


Industrial  and  Manual  Training  Schools. 


Armour  Mission,  Armour  ave.  cor.  Thirty- 
third  st. 

Baptist  Missionary,  2411  Indiana  ave. 

Chicago  Industrial,  Forty-ninth  st.  cor.  Indi- 
ana ave. 

Illinois  Industrial,  South  Evanston. 

Illinois  School  of  Agriculture  and  Manual 
Training,  Glenwood. 


Illinois   Training    School    for   Nurses,    304 

Honore  st. 

Jewish,  Judd  near  Clinton  st. 
St.  Mary's,  Feehanville. 
Unity  Church  Industrial,  80  Elm  st. 
Waifs'  Mission,  44  State  st. 


Calumet,  Calumet. 

Englewood,  Stewart  ave.  cor.  Sixty-second 

st. 
English  High  and  Manual  Training  School, 

Monroe  bet.  Halsted  and  Desplaines  sts. 
Hyde  Park,  Fifty-seventh  st.  cor.  Monroe 

ave. 

Jefferson,  Washington  st.  cor.  St.  John  ave. 
Lake,  Winter  cor.  Matteson  st. 


High  Schools. 

Lake  View,  Ashland  ave.  cor.  Graceland  ave. 
North  Division,  Wendell  cor.  Wells  st. 
Northwest  Division,   Davis  st.  cor.  Potomac 


South  Chicago,  South  Chicago. 

South     Division,     Twenty-sixth     st.      cor. 

Wabash  ave. 
West  Division,  Congress  st.  cor.  Ogden  ave. 


Normal  School. 
Cook  County,  Stewart  ave.  near  Sixty-seventh  st. 


VIEWS   OF  CHICAGO. 


275 


LIBRARIES. 


We  have  incidentally  noted  the  great  libraries  of  Chicago  as  the  buildings 
in  which  they  are  located  have  been  passed,  and  will  here  offer  a  more  extended 
list  for  purposes  of  reference.  Chicago,  when  the  Crerar  and  Newberry  col- 
lections shall  have  been  gathered,  will  be  well-off  in  libraries.  At  present  the 
chief  reliance  of  the  community  is  in  the  Public  Library— a  fine  collection 
numbering  nearly  200,000  volumes,  but  crowded  and  consequently  incon- 
venient for  ready  reference.  Doubtless  when  removed  from  its  temporary 
quarters  in  the  Court  House,  this  defect  will  be  remedied.  The  new  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago  has  brought  from  Germany  a  large  and  valuable  collection  of 
folios,  worthy  the  admiration  of  an  Erasmus,  Grotius,  Salmasius,  or  Casaubon. 
Doctor  Poole,  at  the  Newberry,  is  making  a  fine  collection  of  music  books. 
The  Law  Library  is  in  the  Court  House  on  the  top  floor. 

Recent  years  have  brought  to  Chicago  vast  numbers  of  precious  volumes 
from  the  Old  World,  which  have  been  sold  at  auction  to  eager  buyers,  notably 
C.  D.  Hancock,  Rev.  M.  Woolsey  Stryker,  D.  D.,  Rev.  F.  W.  Gunsaulus,  D.  D., 
Rev.  Frank  M.  Bristol,  and  Melville  E.  Stone.  The  old  book  stores  are  daily 
haunted  by  book-buyers,  who  lie  in  wait  for  a  translation  of  the  classics,  a 
book  by  Dibdin,  or  a  rare  memoir.  These  book-stores  are  Barker's  and  Morris', 
on  Madison  Street;  Sizers',  on  State;  Philip  Naughten's,  on  Dearborn;  and 
Miller's,  near  the  Woman's  Temple. 

f  We  have  elsewhere  spoken  of  the  vital  importance  of  the  Historical  Soci- 
ety. Its  library  is  the  richest  in  Western  historical  documents.  The  Union 
Catholic  Library,  at  94  Dearborn  Street,  has  always  had  about  3,000  volumes. 
The  Chicago  Athenaeum,  at  18-26  Van  Buren  Street,  has  an  equal  number  of 
books.  In  every  school,  church,  and  college  may  be  found  an  interesting 
library,  adapted  to  the  purposes  of  the  institution 

Libraries  and  Reading  Rooms. 


Armour  Mission, Thirty-third  st.  cor.  Armour 

ave. 
Chicago    Athenaeum     Library,    18-26   Van 

Buren  st. 
Chicago  Branch  of  the  International  Tract 

and  Missionary  Society,  26-28  College  pi. 
Chicago  Historical  Society,  142  Dearborn  ave. 
Chicago  Law  Institute,  County  building. 
Chicago  Public  Library,  4th  floor,  City  Hall. 
Colored  Men's  Library,  400  Dearborn  st. 
Hammond,  Warren  ave.  cor.  Ashland  boul. 
Illinois  Tract  Society,  26-28  College  pi. 
Lincoln  Street  M.  E.  Church  Free   Library, 

South  Lincoln  cor.  Ambrose  st. 


Newberry,    Walton  pi.    bet.  Clark   st.  and 

Dearborn  ave. 

Pullman  Public,  73-75  Arcade  bldg.,  Pullman. 
Ravenswood  Public,  Commercial  cor.  Sulzer 

St.,  Ravenswood. 
South  Chicago  Public,  Bowen  School  bldg., 

Ninety -third  st.  cor.  Houston  ave. 
Union  Catholic,  94  Dearborn  st. 
Western  New  Church,  17  Van  Buren  st. 
Wheeler     Theological,     1113     Washington 

boul. 
Young    Men's   Christian     Association,    148 

Madison,    640    W.    Madison,    and  653  S. 

Canal  sts. 


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CHURCHES. 


Nothing  is  more  strikingly  indicative  of  the  material  spirit  of  the  age  than 
the  fact  that  every  house  of  God  has  been  driven  from  the  main  business  streets 
of  Chicago.  There  is  but  one  church  building  proper  north  of  Harrison  Street 
and  south  of  Kinzie;  and  there  is  not  a  single  church-spire  on  either  Madison  or 
Lake  streets  for  a  distance  on  each  of  over  five  miles.  Eastern  cities  of  great 
age  have  preserved  their  ancient  temples  of  worship,  but  not  adolescent  Chicago. 
In  fact,  no  sooner  was  the  brick  and  stone  Methodist  church  erected  on  Marsh- 
field  Avenue  lately  than  the  Metropolitan  Elevated  Road,  coveting  its  site, 
bought  and  destroyed  the  handsome  and  costly  structure. 

The  only  historical  building  now  remaining  among  the  churches  of  Chicago 
is  the  Second  Baptist,  at  Monroe  and  Morgan  streets.  In  photographs  of 
Chicago  taken  from  the  court  house  in  1852,  this  church  may  be  seen  at  the 
southwest  corner  of  the  square,  on  the  site  of  the  present  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce building.  It  was  then  the  First  Church,  and  when  the  congregation 
went  south  the  brick  edifice  was  removed  piecemeal  and  set  up  on  the  West 
Side,  retaining  its  original  architectural  appearance. 

St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church  occupied  a  little  wooden  structure  on  the  prairie 
in  1833,  the  site  being  the  present  corner  of  Lake  and  State  streets.  This  was 
the  first  regular  place  of  worship  in  the  city. 

A  decade  before  the  Great  Fire  three  churches  stood  along  the  south  side 
of  the  court-house  square.  The  First  Presbyterian  was  the  finest  church  in 
town,  and  was  at  the  corner  of  Washington  and  Wabash,  facing  west.  St. 
Mary's  was  still  a  wooden  church,  but  faced  east  on  Wabash  at  the  southwest 
corner  of  Madison.  A  number  of  handsome  edifices  rose  on  Wabash  Avenue, 
and  at  the  time  of  the  Great  Fire  stayed  the  progress  of  the  flames,  particu- 
larly at  Harrison  Street,  where  the  Methodist  church  was  at  once  turned  into  the 
Chicago  Post  Office,  and  served  for  that  purpose  until  it  was  itself  burned 
during  the  second  great  fire,  July,  1874. 

The  erection  of  the  great  church  of  the  Holy  Family  (Jesuit)  at  a  point  so 
far  isolated  as  West  Twelfth  and  Blue  Island  Avenue,  was  looked  on  with 
amazement  when  Father  Damen  projected  it,  but  time  soon  demonstrated  the 
accuracy  of  his  judgment,  and  that  structure,  with  its  massive  spire,  still 
stands  at  the  very  head  of  the  basilicas  of  Chicago. 

Owing  to  the  multiplicity  of  congregations,  the  tendency  in  religious  archi- 
tecture is  toward  houses  that  will  accommodate  small  audiences.  The  true 
cathedral  is  thus  made  impossible.  Churches  appear  in  great  numbers,  but  of 
no  greater  dimensions  or  dignity  than  the  residences  of  the  wealthy  citizens 
which  now  line  every  prominent  avenue.  The  first  architect  to  introduce  the 

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278  CHURCHES. 

amphitheatrical  auditorium  in  the  West  was  Henry  Lord  Gay,  at  the  First  Con- 
gregational, on  the  corner  of  Washington  Boulevard  and  Ann  Street. 

The  Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Name,  at  Stale  and  Superior  streets,  is  probably 
the  best  example  of  good  church  architecture  in  the  city.  Admirers  of  notable 
ecclesiastical  structures  in  the  Old  World  should  understand  that  nothing 
in  any  way  comparable  with  them  exists  in  Chicago. 

We  shall  not  attempt  the  task,  here  impracticable,  of  noting  the  separate 
congregations  in  Chicago,  but  will  follow  this  article  with  a  roster  of  leading 
churches,  and  as  a  preliminary  will  note  seme  of  the  facts  that  are  of  general 
interest  concerning  various  denominations. 

Baptist. — This  denomination,  whose  membership  is  so  strong  in  America, 
has  won  a  prominent  place  in  the  religious  history  of  Chicago.  A  Baptist, 
the  Eev.  Isaac  McCoy,  preached  the  first  Protestant  sermon  here  in  1825.  The 
first  Baptist  church  in  Chicago  was  erected  in  1833,  at  the  corner  of  South 
Water  and  Franklin  streets,  and  was  known  as  "The  Temple."  A  second 
building,  erected  at  the  corner  of  Washington  and  La  Salle,  was  burned  in 
1852.  Another  church,  erected  the  following  year  on  the  jsame  site — that  of 
the -Chamber  of  Commerce — long  stood  as  the  First  Baptist  Church,  and  here 
Doctor  Everts  became  famous.  One  of  the  most  popular  preachers  among 
Chicago's  Baptist  clergymen  is  Dr.  P.  S.  Henson;  simple  in  his  address,  demo- 
cratic in  his  bearing,  eloquent  and  logical  in  his  speech,  he  preaches  at  the 
First  Baptist  Church,  South  Park  Avenue  and  Thirty-first  Street.  The  Good- 
speed  Brothers  have  come  and  gone  at  Morgan  Street,  blessed  in  many  sweet 
memories.  The  eminent  services  rendered  to  the  Baptist  denomination  in 
Chicago  by  Rev.  George  C.  Lorimer,  D.  D.,  are  held  in  grateful  recollection 
by  those  who  now  regret  his  installment  in  Tremont  Temple,  Boston  Mass., 
the  scene  of  his  former  labors.  The  activity  with  which  his  devotion  to  the 
Chicago  pastorate  was  identified,  and  the  tireless  zeal  manifested  by  him  in 
the  furtherance  of  parochial  interests,  are  matters  of  local  history.  Doctors 
Lawrence  and  Parker  each  ministers  to  a  congregation  that  has  long  retained 
his  services.  B.  F.  Jacobs,  the  well-known  Sunday-School  organizer,  has 
been  for  many  years  superintendent  of  the  Irnmanuel  Baptist  school.  One 
of  the  latest  and  most  notable  structures  is  the  Fourth  Church,  at  Ashland 
Boulevard  and  Monroe  Street;  Rev.  J.  Wolfenden,  pastor. 

Congregational. — It  is  the  pride  of  this  church  that  from  its  precincts 
departed  upon  his  world-wide  mission  the  evangelist  Dwight  L.  Moody.  He 
began  t.t  Chicago  Avenue  and  La  Salle  Street,  and  with  Sankey  he  went  around 
the  world.  Where  he  did  not  go  the  songs  of  P.  P.  Bliss,  a  Chicago  Congre- 
gational 1st,  reached,  and  if  Congregationalism  in  this  city  had  done  no  more, 
its  chronicle  would  still  be  the  proudest  one  among  our  ecclesiastical  records. 
Its  churches  are  all  remarkable  for  the  elegance  and  comfort  of  their  interiors; 
the  Union  Park  edifice,  moreover,  having  since  1870  given  an  agreeable 


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280  CHURCHES. 

architectural  aspect  to  that  region  of  the  city.  The  most  celebrated  of  the 
preachers  has  perhaps  been  Rev.  F.  W.  Gunsaulus,  D.  D.,  of  Plymouth 
Church,  whose  fame  as  a  lecturer  and  author  has  extended  over  the  country. 
The  Rev.  F.  A.  Noble,  D.  D.,  followed  Mr.  Helmer  at  Union  Park  in  1877, 
and  Rev.  E.  P.  Goodwin,  D.  D. ,  has  commemorated  the  twenty -fifth  year  of 
his  pastorate  at  the  First.  The  South  Church  will  be  noted  by  nearly  every 
one  who  visits  the  World's  Fair;  it  stands  on  Drexel  Boulevard,  at  Fortieth 
Street,  and  with  its  commanding  site,  its  artesian-well  stone,  and  open  belfry 
tower  creates  much  passing  interest.  The  Armour  Mission  is  a  branch  of  the 
Congregational  church  in  Chicago. 

The  Episcopal  church  of  Chicago  became  noted  in  the  religious  world 
during  the  episcopate  of  the  late  Right  Rev.  Henry  John  Whitehouse,  on 
account  of  the  schism  led  by  the  Rev.  Charles  Edward  Cheney.  St.  James 
Church,  the  oldest  Episcopal  church  in  Chicago,  dating  from  the  year  1835, 
stands  at  the  corner  of  Cass  aod  Huron  streets,  being  built  of  rough-hewn 
stone  in  the  Gothic  style,  the  general  proportions  and  tower,  containing  a 
notable  chime  of  bells,  presenting  a  fine  architectural  effect.  The  interior  is 
richly  decorated,  and  contains  a  fine  organ,  a  memorial  window  to  Julia  Die- 
bold  Vibbert,  wife  of  the  former  rector,  and  a  tablet  commemorating  the 
Union  dead,  together  with  many  artistic  excellencies  of  design.  The  present 
rector  is  Rev.  Floyd  Tomkins,  Jr.,  and  the  congregation,  composed  chiefly 
of  North  Side  residents,  is  one  of  the  wealthiest  and  most  aristocratic  in  the 
city.  Four  rectors  of  this  parish  have  been  elected  bishops.  Trinity  Church 
is  best  known  through  the  former  pastorate  of  Bishop  Edward  Sullivan,  who 
became  widely  beloved  in  Chicago.  Trinity  was  the  last  church  to  introduce 
a  surpliced  choir .  Grace  Church,  from  a  humble  beginning  in  1859,  has 
grown  to  be  one  of  the  most  influential  in  the  community.  During  the  Great 
Fire  it  afforded  an  asylum  for  the  homeless,  and  the  present  rector,  Rev.  Clin- 
ton Locke,  has  been  prominent  in  works  of  charity.  Here  in  the  beautiful 
choir  for  which  the  church  is  noted,  the  remarkable  boy-singer,  Master  Blatch- 
ford  Kavanagh,  was  wont  to  move  his  audience  to  tears  by  the  wonderful 
quality  of  his  voice.  The  present  costly  structure  stands  on  Wabash  Avenue, 
near  its  junction  with  Sixteenth  Street.  The  Church  of  the  Epiphany  moved 
from  Jefferson  Park  to  a  new  home  on  Ashland  Boulevard.  The  church  is  of 
the  prevailing  order  of  church  architecture,  with  great  width  and  little  height. 
The  effect  on  the  adjacent  houses,  however,  is  excellent,  both  church  and 
chapel  harmonizing  well  with  the  residences  situated  on  this  beautiful  avenue. 
The  Rev.  Doctor  Morrison  has  been  the  rector  for  many  years.  Since  1875 
the  diocese  of  Chicago  has  enjoyed  an  untroubled  episcopate.  The  Right 
Rev.  Wm.  Edward  McLaren,  a  charming  and  venerable  man  and  a  devout 
bishop,  has  grown  not  only  in  the  affections  of  the  church  but  of  the  city. 


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Independent  churches. — Three  successful  schisms  or  rebellions  against 
religious  canons  have  taken  place  in  Chicago,  the  city  being  far  in  advance  on 
most  questions  of  the  day.  The  foremost  of  these  churches  is  Professor 
Swing's  Central  Church,  supported  by  a  group  of  prominent  citizens  of  Chi- 
cago, reckoning  in  its  number  Marshall  Field  and  Franklin  MacVeagh.  The 
pastor  of  this  flock  is  perhaps  the  most  eminent  man  in  Chicago,  famous  for 
his  learning  and  eloquence.  The  church  meets  Sunday  forenoons  in  Central 
Music  Hall.  There  are  no  services  in  July  or  August.  Doctor  Thomas' 
People's  Church  meets  at  McVicker's  Theater  every  Sunday  forenoon.  Doctor 
Thomas  was  pastor  of  Centenary  Methodist  Church  when  he  expressed  his 
sympathy  for  Professor  Swing— although  the  latter  was  a  Presbyterian — and 
was  as  a  consequence  banished  to  Aurora,  and  finally  driven  from  the  com- 
munion. The  late  Franc  B.  Wilkie  was  a  member  of  the  People's  Church. 

The  Jews. — The  accession  of  Rabbi  Emil  G.  Hirsch  to  the  ranks  of  Chi- 
cago's learned  men  has  given  a  general  interest  to  the  religious  affairs  of  the 
.Jews  in  Chicago.  Owing  to  the  reformation  in  the  radical  classes  of  Hebrews, 
much  of  the  exclusiveness  of  the  race  has  been  renounced.  Rabbi  Hirsch  is 
president  of  the  Chicago  Public  Library.  He  has  been  here  since  1880.  Five 
hundred  wealthy  Jews  gather  in  his  synagogue  at  Twenty-first  Street  and  Indi- 
ana Avenue,  and  other  synagogues  flourish  in  the  city — particularly  Zion,  at 
Ogden  Avenue  and  Washington  Boulevard,  a  handsome  temple,  somewhat  in 
the  Byzantine  style  of  architecture,  with  ornamental  fapade,  domes,  and  mina- 
rets, the  interior  being  richly  decorated. 

Methodist. — The  Methodist  church  in  Chicago  has  occupied  a  prominent 
place  in  local  history.  Its  Northwestern  University  at  Evanston,  its  Book 
Concern,  and  its  many  popular  preachers,  with  their  ambitions,  disappoint- 
ments, and  triumphs  have  served  as  never-failing  sources  of  interest.  Of  the 
preachers,  perhaps  Bishop  Fowler,  Revs.  Robert  Mclntyre,  Frank  M.  Bristol, 
Doctor  Bolton,  and  Doctor  Hatfield  have  been  most  prominent.  The  trial  and 
dismissal  of  Dr.  H.  W.  Thomas  for  heresy,  under  the  prosecution  of  Doctor 
Parkhurst,  has  been  the  principal  polemical  event  in  their  history.  The  First, 
Centenary,  Ada  Street,  Grace, Wabash  Avenue,  Trinity,  South  Park  Avenue, 
and  Western  Avenue  are  leading  congregations,  and  of  these  Centenary  has 
seemed  to  be  at  the  front  in  membership,  and  as  a  training-school  of  orators. 
The  First  Church  property,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Washington  and  Clark 
streets,  was  bought  for  $1,100  in  1836.  It  is  now  worth  $100  per  square 
foot,  the  total  value  being  at  least  $1,000,000.  There  has  been  no  attempt 
by  the  denomination  to  erect  magnificent  or  impressive  places  of  worship. 

Presbyterian. — The  Presbyterian  church  in  Chicago  is  very  strong,  and 
has  always  been  prominently  before  the  general  public  through  the  eloquence 
and  spirit  of  its  divines.  The  names  of  Dr.  Francis  Patton,  Dr.  Abbott  E. 
Kittredge,  Doctor  Withrow,  Doctor  Stryker,  Dr.  S.  J.  McPherson,  Dr.  Herrick 


282  CHURCHES. 

Johnson,  and  Dr.  John  Henry  Barrows,  all  identified  with  its  history,  in  them- 
selves make  a  noteworthy  list;  while  the  extended  life  and  services  of  the  Rev. 
Robert  W.  Patterson,  D.  D.,  father  of  the  general  manager  of  the  Chicago  Trib- 
une, would  form  the  subject-matter  of  a  large  and  interesting  volume.  No 
other  preacher  of  his  denomination,  probably,  could  write  so  fully  of  his  parish, 
showing  the  changes  that  have  come  in  his  time,  or  narrate  so  well  the  story 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Chicago  during  the  life  of  its  pastor,  as 
Robert  W.  Patterson,  who,  in  his  declining  years,  has  yielded  to  younger 
laborers  in  the  vineyard.  Doctor  Kittredge,  leaving  his  little  chapel  for  the 
big  stoue  church  alongside,  at  Carpenter  and  Washington  streets,  subsequently 
took  his  flock,  amid  great  objections,  to  Ashland  Boulevard,  finally  surrender- 
ing it  to  Doctor  Withrow.  Doctor  Patton  was  pastor  at  Jefferson  Park,  and 
afterward  went  to  Princeton  College  to  occupy  the  chair  of  Polemics,  and  later 
succeeded  Doctor  McCosh  as  president.  The  McCormick  Seminary,  estab- 
lished in  Chicago  in  1859  as  the  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Northwest,  is  a 
Presbyterian  college.  The  First  and  Second  churches  on  the  South  Side 
retain  much  of  the  dignity  of  the  old-time  church  edifice  in  America. 

Reformed  Episcopal. — As  a  result  of  the  bitter  warfare  which  Bishop 
Whitehouse  made  upon  the  Rev.  Charles  Edward  Cheney  of  Christ  Church,  on 
account  of  the  om'ssion  of  certain  words  from  the  rite  of  baptism,  in  1867,  the 
Reformed  Episcopal  church  came  into  existence,  with  the  heresiarch  as  its 
first  bishop.  Time  has  proved  that  Bishop  Cheney  was  a  great  leader  and  a 
strong  character.  Associated  with  him  as  bishop  is  the  Right  Rev.  Samuel 
Fallows,  distinguished  also  as  a  literary  man,  who  acts  as  rector  of  St.  Paul's 
parish,  and  is  Bishop  of  Canada. 

Roman  Catholic. — This  church  has  grown  rapidly,  owing  to  the  remark- 
able influx'of  foreign-born  Catholics.  Vast  properties  have  accumulated  in  the 
name  of  the  chief  prelate;  the  most  valuable  of  these  fire  in  the  region  of 
St.  Mary's  Block,  down  town;  the  Holy  Name  Block  on  the  east  side  of  State 
at  Superior;  the  great  spaces  off  Harrison  Street,  near  Sibley,  including  a 
basilica  and  several  blocks  of  land;  the  Holy  Family  (Jesuit)  Block  on  West 
Twelfth  and  May  streets;  the  conventual  block  on  Wabash  Avenue  at  Twenty- 
ninth  Street;  St.  Columbkill's  on  Paulina  and  Indiana  streets;  the  St.  Jarlath 
property  at  Hermitage  and  Jackson,  and  many  other  holdings,  including 
Mercy  and  the  Alexian  Brothers'  hospitals.  The  vast  interests  of  the  church 
are" under  the  successful  personal  direction  of  the  Most  Rev.  Archbishop 
Patrick  Ambrose  Feehan,  whose  archiepiscopal  palace  has  been  pointed  out 
in  our  "North  Side  Drive."  For  many  years  the  diocese  of  Chicago  was  in 
charge  of  a  coadjutor,  Bishop  Duggan  having  failed  utterly  in  health.  The 
archdiocese  was  erected  in  1880,  and  covers  the  northern  part  of  Illinois,  with 
360  priests.  There  are  115  parochial  schools  and  about  twenty  hospitals,  homes, 
and  other  charities  of  a  high  order.  The  local  church  is  rich  in  eloquent  and 


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noble  men  who,  by  their  example,  have  increased  the  power  of  their  organi- 
zation. The  archbishop  is  over  sixty  years  of  age,  and  may  be  heard  at  the 
Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Name,  at  State  and  Superior  streets.  The  church  claims 
500,000  adherents  in  Cook  County. 

Unitarian. — This  denomination  has  included  among  its  pastors,  Revs.  Robert 
Laird  Collier,  Robert  Colyer,  Minot  J.  Savage,  and  George  Miln;  all  eloquent 
men  of  great  local  reputation.  Mr.  Miln  made  a  huge  sensation  by  quitting 
the  ministry  to  follow  the  profession  of  an  actor.  Mr.  Savage  went  to  Boston, 
where  he  exerts  a  wide  influence  in  the  religious  world.  Robert  Colyer,  a  man 
of  Beecher's  heart  and  strong  intellect,  left  a  gap  in  Chicago  when  he  went 
away.  Unity  Church,  once  the  parish  of  Revs.  Robert  Colyer  and  George  Miln, 
faces  Washington  Square  on  the  North  Side.  The  most  prominent  pastor  of 
the  denomination  now  in  Chicago  is  Rev.  Jenkin  Lloyd  Jones  of  All  Souls' 
Church,  corner  of  Oakwood  Boulevard  and  Langley  Avenue. 

United  Presbyterian. — Under  the  extended  pastorate  of  Rev.  W.T.  Meloy, 
D.  D.,  the  United  Presbyterian  Church,  at  Monroe  and  Paulina  streets,  has 
established  missi  ns  in  other  parts  of  the  city,  which  on  the  North  Side  and 
at  Englewood  have  become  separate  churches.  Doctor  Meloy  is  a  writer  of 
ability,  and  a  man  of  rare  fidelity  of  character  and  practical  Christianity. 

Other  churches. — Among  these  are  included  the  Christian,  the  New  Jeru- 
salem, the  United  Brethren,  the  Scotch,  and  the  Second  Advent.  John  Young 
Scammon  was  a  Swedenborgian,  and  so  is  C.  C.  Bonney,  president  of  the 
World's  Congress  Auxiliary.  During  the  days  when  Mr.  Scammon  was  unde- 
niably prominent,  his  church  became  influential,  and  the  Church  of  the  New 
Jerusalem  on  Van  Buren  Street  is  the  last  ecclesiastical  edifice  to  linger  in  a 
region  whence  every  other  church  has  been  expelled  by  mammon. 

Appended  is  a  detailed  list  of  churches,  from  which  the  visitor  can 
secure  more  exact  information  concerning  the  various  denominations: 


Baptist. 


Auburn  Park,  622  Seventy -ninth  st. 
Belden  Avenue,  N.  Halsted  st.  cor.  Belden 
ave.   Rev.  H.  H.  Barbour,  pastor. 

Bethany,  Hoyne  ave.  near  Thirty-fifth  st. 

Bethesda,  Thirty-fourth  st.  cor.  Armour  ave. 
Rev.  W.  A.  Birch,  pastor. 

Calvary,  Wabash  ave.  cor.  Thirty -eighth  st. 
Rev.  W.  B.  Riley,  pastor. 

Centennial,  W.  Jackson  cor.  Lincoln  st.  Rev. 
Alonzo  K.  Parker,  D.  D.,  pastor. 

Central,  327  State  st.  Rev.  C.  L.  Kirk,  pastor. 

Colehour  German,  Colehour.  Rev.  A.  Peter- 
son, pastor. 

Covenant,  Maple  cor.  Wright  st.  Rev.  Gil- 
bert Frederick,  pastor. 


Elsdon,  Fifty-second   st.  cor.  Bonney  ave. 

Rev.  Leslie  Bower,  pastor. 
Englewood,   Englewood   ave.  cor.   Stewart 

ave.   Rev.  Myron  W.  Haynes,  pastor. 
Englewood  Swedish.  Princeton  ave.  nr.  Fifty- 
seventh  st.    Rev.  J.  P.  Forsell,  pastor. 
Evangel,  Dearborn  near  Forty -seventh   st. 

Rev.  Charles  Henry,  pastor. 
Fernwood,  Murray  St.,  Fernwood.    Rev.  W. 

A.  Waldo,  pastor. 
First,  South  Park  ave.  cor.  Thirty-first  st. 

Rev.  P.  S.  Henson,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
First    German,    Superior  cor.    Paulina   st. 

Rev.  J.  L.  Meier,  pastor. 
First  Swedish,  Elm  st.  cor.  Milton  ave.   Re* , 

A.  Hjelm,  pastor. 


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CHURCHES. 


Baptist — continued. 


Fourth,  Ashland  boul.  cor.  Monroe  st.    Rev. 

J.  Wolfenden,  pastor. 
Fourth  Swedish,  cor.  lllth  st.  and  Curtis 

aye.   Eev.  E.  J.  Nordlander,  pastor. 
Humboldt  Park,  Humboldt  cor.  Cortland  st. 

Rev.  J.  F.  McNamee,  pastor. 
Hyde  Park,  Madison  ave.  cor.  Fifty-fourth 

st.    Rev.  John  R.  Gow,  pastor. 
Immanuel,  Michigan  ave.  near  Twenty-third 

st.    Rev.  O.  P.  Gifford,  pastor. 
Irving   Park,   Irving   Park.      Rev.    Joseph 

Rowley,  pastor. 
Lake   View,  Otto  st.  near  Southport  ave. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Jones,  pastor. 
Lake  View  Swedish,  Noble  near  Clifton  st. 

Rev.  N.  Eck,  pastor. 

Langley  Avenue,  Langley  ave.  near  Seven- 
ty-first st.   Rev.  J.  W.  Cabeen,  pastor. 
La  Salle  Avenue,  La  Salle  ave.  near  Division 

st.    Rev.  H.  O.  Rowlands,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Maplewood,  Fullerton  ave.  near  N.  Western 

ave.    Rev.  Joseph  C.  Dent,  pastor. 
Memorial,  Oakwood  boul.  near  Drexel  ave. 

Rev.  L.  A.  Crandall,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Messiah,  Flournoy  st.  cor.  Washtenaw  ave. 

Rev.  O.  B.  Sarber,  pastor. 
Millard  Avenue,  Millard  ave.  cor.  W.  Twenty- 
fourth  st.,  Lawndale.  Rev.  L.  L.  Turney, 

pastor. 
Normal  Park,  Stewart  ave.  cor.  Seventieth 

st.     Rev.  W.  B.  Matteson,  pastor. 
North  Ashland  Avenue,  N.  Ashland  nr.  W. 

North  ave.   Rev.  J.  P.  Thorns,  pastor. 


Olivet  (colored),  Harmon  ct.  cor.  Holden  pi. 
Rev.  R.  F.  Thomas,  pastor. 

Providence  (colored),  26  N.  Irving  pi.    Rev. 
J.  E.  Jackson,  B.  A.,  pastor. 

Pullman,  Pullman.   Rev.  Fred  Berry,  pastor. 

Ravenswood,  Ravenswood.    Rev.  F.  E.  Wes- 
ton,  pastor. 

Rogers  Park.    Rev.  C.  Braithwaite,  pastor. 

Salem  Swedish,  Ambrose  st.  cor.  Lincoln  st. 
M.  A.  Fridlund,  pastor. 

Scandinavian  Bethel,  Rockwell  st.  nr.  Hum- 
boldt Park.    Rev.  J.  A.  Fridell,  pastor. 

Scandinavian    Pilgrim,  N.    Carpenter  cor. 
Ohio  st.    Rev.  E.  L.  Myrland,  pastor. 

Second,  Morgan  cor.  W.  Monroe  st.    Rev. 
W.  M.  Lawrence,  D.  D.,  pastor. 

Second   German,  Burling   cor.  Willow   st. 
Rev.  Jacob  Fellman,  pastor. 

Second  Swedish,  3020  Fifth  ave.  near  Thirty- 
first  St.    Rev.  John  Engstrand,  pastor. 

South  Chicago,  South  Chicago.    Rev.  A.  C. 
Kelly,  pastor. 

South  Chicago  German.    Rev.  A.  Peterson, 
pastor. 

South  Chicago  Swedish,   Fourth  ave.  cor.. 
Ninety-eighth  st.  Rev.P.Bergren,  pastor. 

Third  German,  Johnson  cor.  Henry  st.   Rev. 
J.  Scholz,  pastor. 

Western  Avenue,  Warren  ave.  cor.  S.  West- 
ern ave.    Rev.  C.  Perrin,  Ph.  D.,  pastor. 

Woodlawn  Park.  Woodlawn  Park.    Rev.  W. 
R.  Wood,  pastor. 


Christian. 


Central  Church  of  Christ,  Indiana  ave.  cor. 

Thirty-seventh   st.    Rev.  W.  F.   Black, 

pastor. 
Christian  (colored),  2719  Dearborn  st.    Rev. 

Alexander  Campbell,  pastor. 
Church  of  Christ,  Oakley  ave.  near  Jackson  st. 
Elsmere,  15  Ballon  st.  near  North  ave.   Rev. 

L.  I.  Mercer,  pastor. 
Englewood,  Sixty-fifth  cor.  Dickey  st.    Rev. 

N.  S.  Haynes,  pastor. 


Garfield  Park,  Monroe  cor.  Francisco  st. 
Rev.  I.  M.  Ingram,  pastor. 

McKinley  Street,  Robey  cor.  McKinley  st. 
Elder  Hultz,  pastor. 

North  Side,  intersection  Sheffield  and  Mon- 
tana aves.  Rev.  G.  F.  Hall,  pastor. 

West  Side,  Jackson  boul.  near  S.  Western 
ave.  Rev.  John  W.  Allen,  pastor. 


Congregational. 


Armour  Mission,  Thirty-third  cor.  Armour 

ave.    Rev.  H.  H.  Russell,  pastor. 
Ashland    Avenue,     Ashland   ave.    cor.    W. 

Twentieth   st.    Rev.    William   Cochran, 

pastor. 
Auburn  Park,  Seventy-seventh  cor.  Wright 

st.    Rev.  H.  T.  Sell,  pastor. 
Avondale,  205  Belmont  ave. 


Bethany,  Superior  cor.  Lincoln  st.    Rev.  W. 

D.  \Vestervelt,  pastor. 
Bethesda,  235  Division  st.  Rev.  D.  D.  Baines- 

Grifflths,  pastor. 
Bethlehem,  709-713  Loomis  st.    Rev.  E.  A. 

Adams,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Bowmanville,  Foster   st.    cor.    Little   Ford 

road.   Rev.  E.  E.  Day,  pastor. 


CHURCHES. 


285 


Congregational — continued. 


Bridgeport  Swedish,  Bloom  cor.  Thirty-fifth 

st.    Rev.  J.  J.  Johnson,  pastor. 
Brighton,  Thirty-fourth  ct.  near  Lincoln  st. 

Rev.  F.  E.  Carter,  pastor. 
California  Avenue,  California  ave.  cor.  W. 

Monroe  st.    Rev.  D.  F.  Fox,  pastor. 
Central,    Grand   ave.    cor.    Lawndale   ave. 

Rev.  J.  U.  Stotts,  pastor. 
Central  Park,  Park  ave.  cor.  Fortieth  pi. 

Rev.  S.  C.  Haskins,  pastor. 
Covenant,  W.  Polk  st.  cor.  Claremont  ave. 

Rev.  W.  E.  Brooks,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Cragin,  Armitage  ave.  near  Grand  ave. 
Douglas  Park,  Nineteenth  st.  cor.  Spaulding 

ave.    Rev.  William  J.  Cady,  pastor. 
Duncan  Avenue,  Duncan  ave.  cor.  Seventy- 
seventh  st.    Rev.  G.  H.  Grannis,  pastor. 
Ewing  Street,  241-243  .Ewing  st.    Rev.  E.  H. 

labby,  pastor. 
First,  Washington  boul.  cor.  Ann  st.    Rev. 

E.  P.  Goodwin,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
First  Scandinavian,  Point  cor.  Chancy  ct. 

Rev.'C.  T.  Dyrness,  pastor. 
Forestville,  Champlain  ave.  cor.  Forty-sixth 

st. 
Grace,  Powell  ave.  cor.  Cherry  pi.    Rev.  W. 

J.  Warner,  pastor. 
Green    Street,    Fifty-sixth    cor.    Green   st. 

Rev.  B.  F.  Paul,  pastor. 
Hegewisch  Branch,  Hegewisch.    Rev.  G.  H. 

Bird,  pastor. 

Hermosa,  Howard  ave.  near  Cortland  st. 
Humboldt  Park,  W.  Chicago  ave.  cor.  Fair- 
field  ave.    Rev.  W.  K.  Bloom,  pastor. 
Immanuel,  2730  State  st. 
Jefferson,    Jefferson.     Rev.  A.  M.  Thome, 

pastor. 
Johannes  German,  N.  Franklin  near  Eugenie 

st.    Rev.  G.  A.  Zimmerman,  pastor. 
Lake  View,  Seminary  ave.  cor.  Lill  ave.  Rev. 

P.  Krohn,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Leavitt  Street,  S.  Leavitt  cor.  W.  Adams  st. 

Rev.  Theodore  P.  Prudden,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Lincoln  Park,  Garfleld  ave.   cor.  Mohawk 

st.    Rev.  David  Beaton,  pastor. 
Mayflower    Chapel,  Sacramento   ave.    cor. 

Fillmore  st.    Rev.  F.  G.  Wilcox,  pastor. 
Millard  Avenue,  S.  Central  Park  ave.  cor.  W. 

Twenty-third   st.     Rev.  J.    C.    Cromer, 

pastor. 
Mont  Clare,  Pearl  cor.  Vine  st.    Rev.  D.  F. 

Evans,  pastor. 
New  England,  Dearborn  ave.  cor.  Delaware 

pi.    Rev.  James  (}.  Johnson,  pastor. 
North  Englewood,  La  Salle  cor.  Fifty-ninth 

st.    Rev.  Chas.  Reynolds,  pastor. 


North  Robey  Street  Branch,  913  N.  Robey 

st.   Rev.  O.  C.  Grauer,  pastor. 
Oakley  Branch,  W.  Indiana  st.  near  Oakley 

ave.    Rev.  G.  W.  James,  pastor. 
Pacific,    Cortland    cor.    Ballou   st.     J.  W. 

Fifield,  pastor. 
Park  Manor,  Seventy-first  cor.  Rhodes  ave. 

Rev.  C.  E.  Blodgett,  pastor. 
Pilgrim,  Harvard  cor.  Sixty-fourth  st.    Rev. 

A.  L.  Smalley,  pastor. 
Pilgrim  German,  Avers  ave.  cor.  Emory  ave. 

Rev.  H.  W.  Heinzelmann,  pastor. 
Plymouth,  Michigan  ave.  near  Twenty-sixth 

st.   Rev.  F.  W.  Gunsaulus,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Porter  Memorial  Branch,  Paulina  near  Tay- 
lor st.   Rev.  G.  L.  Smith,  pastor. 
Ravenswood,    Commercial    cor.   Sulzer  st. 

Rev.  Charles  H.  Keays,  pastor. 
Redeemer,  School  st.  near  Evanston  ave. 

Rev.  C.  L.  Morgan,  pastor. 
Rosehill,  Rosehill.    Rev.   W.   H.  Atcheson, 

pastor. 
Sardis  Welsh,  143  S.  Peoria  st.    Rev.  R.  T. 

Evans,  pastor. 

Second  Scandinavian,  Butler  near  Thirty- 
first  st.    C.  B.  Bjuge,  pastor. 
Sedgwick   Branch,   Sedgwick  near   Black- 
hawk  st.    Rev.  W.  H.  Day,  pastor. 
South,  Drexel  boul.  cor.  Fortieth  st.    Rev. 

W.  Scott,  pastor. 
South  Chicago,  Ontario  near  Ninety-first  st., 

South  Chicago.    Rev.  G.  H.  Bird,  pastor. 
South  German,  James  ave.  cor.  Ullman  st. 

Rev.  John  Sattler,  pastor. 
St.  Matthew  Evangelical  German,  Fifty-first 

st.    near    Western    ave.    G.    Bauman, 

pastor. 
Summerdale,  Summerdale.  Rev.  E.  B.Wylie, 

pastor. 
Tabernacle,  W.  Indiana  cor.  Morgan  st.    Rev. 

A.  Monroe,  pastor. 
Trinity,  Wright  cor.  Seventy-first,  st.    Rev. 

G.  S.  Rollins,  pastor. 

Union  Park,  S.  Ashland  boul.  cor.  Washing- 
ton boul.  Rev.  F.  A.  Noble,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
University,  Fifty-sixth  st.  cor.  Madison  ave. 

Rev.  Dr.  N.  I.  Rubinkam,  pastor. 
Warren  Avenue,  Warren  ave.  cor.  Albany 

ave.    Rev.  J.  A.  Adams,  pastor. 
Washington  Park,  1010  Fifty-first  st.  near 

Indiana  ave.    Rev.  S.  Fisher,  pastor. 
Wicker  Park,  102  Park  st.    II.  F.  Josephson, 

pastor. 
Workers,  Butler  near  Thirty-first  st.    Rev. 

J.  H.  Clark,  pastor. 


286 


CHURCHES. 
Cumberland  Presbyterian. 


First,   Stewart    boul.    cor.    Sixty-sixth   ct. 

Rev.  Hugh  Spencer  Williams,  pastor. 
Second,  N.  Halsted  st.  cor.  Blair  pi.    Rev. 

A.  H.  Stephens,  pastor. 


Third,  Sixty-ninth  cor.  Leavitt  st.    Rev.  W. 
C.  Logan,  pastor. 


Dutch  Reformed. 


First  Holland,   W.  Harrison   cor.  May  st. 

Rev.  R.  Bloemendal,  pastor. 
Holland   Christian,  525  W.  Fourteenth  st. 

Rev.  H.  Doustra,  pastor. 


Trinity,  Marshfleld  ave.cor.  Taylor  st.    Rev. 
P.  Moerdyke,  pastor. 


Episcopal. 


Diocese  of  Chicago,  Rt.  Rev.  William  Ed- 
ward McLaren,  IX  D.,  D.  C.  L.,  bishop;  64 
Astor  St.,  office  103  Adams.  Rev.  Clinton 
Locke,  D.  D.,  Rural  Dean,  Northeastern 
Deanery;  Rev.  Edwin  R.  Bishop,  arch- 
deacon; Rev.  Luther  Pardee,  secretary;  W. 
K.  Reed,  treasurer. 
All  Angels  (for  the  deaf},  State  near 

Twentieth  st.    Rev.  A.  W.  Mann,  rector. 
All  Saints,  Ravenswood.    Rev.  C.  R.  D.  Crit- 

tenton,  rector. 
Ascension,  La  Salle  ave.  cor.  Elm  st.    Rev. 

E.  A.  Larrabee,  rector. 
Atonement,  Edgewater.    Rev.  F.  W.  Keator, 

rector. 
Calvary,  Western  ave.  cor.  Monroe  st.    Rev. 

W.  B.  Hamilton,  rector. 
Cathedral,  Washington  boul.  cor.  Peoria  st. 

Revs.  G.  D.  Wright  and  G.  8.  Todd,  rec- 
tors. 
Christ,  Sixty -fourth  st.  cor.  Woodlawn  ave. 

Rev.  A.  L.  Williams,  rector. 
Epiphany,  S.  Ashland  ave.  cor.  Adams  st. 

Rev.  T.  N.  Morrison,  rector. 
Good  Shepherd.    Rev.  J.  W.  Jones,  rector. 
Grace,  Wabash  ave.  bet.  Fourteenth  and  Six- 
teenth sts.    Rev.  C.  Locke,  D.  D..  rector. 
Holy  Cross,  State  near  Twentieth  st.    Rev. 

E.  A.  Bazett-Joues,  rector. 
Holy  Nativity,  699  Indiana  st.    Rev.  G.  S. 

Whitney,  rector. 
Holy  Trinity,  Stock  Yards.    Rev.  H.  C.  Kin- 

ney,  rector. 
Our  Saviour,  703  Fullerton  ave.    Rev.  W.  J. 

Petrie,  rector. 
Redeemer.  Fifty-sixth  cor.  Washington  st. 

Rev.  F.  B.  Dunham,  rector. 
Seminary    Chapel,   1113   Washington   boul. 

Rev.  W.  J.  Gold,  S.  T.  D.,  rector. 
St.  Alban,  Prairie  ave.  bet.  Forty-third  and 

Forty-fourth  sts.    Rev.  G.    W.   Knapp, 

rector. 


St.  Andrew,  Washington  boul.  cor.  Robey  st. 

Rev.  W.  C.  De  Witt,  rector. 
St.  Ansgarius,  Sedgwick  st.  near  Chicago 

ave.    Rev.  H.  Lindskog,  rector. 
St.  Barnabas,  W.  Fortieth  ft.    Rev.    C.  C. 

Tate,  rector. 
St.  Bartholomew,   Stewart  ave.  cor.   North 

Normal  Parkway.    B.  F.  Matran,  rector. 
St.  Chrysostom,  757  N.  Clark.    Rev.  T.  A. 

Snively,  rector. 
St.  George,  Grand  Crossing.    Rev.  T.  Cory 

Thomas,  rector. 
St.  James,  Cass  cor.  Huron  st.    Rev.  F.  W. 

Tomkins,  Jr.,  rector. 
St.  John,  Irving  Park.    Rev.  C.  E.  Bowles, 

rector. 
St.  John's  Chapel,  26-28  Clybourn  ave.    Rev. 

Irving  Spencer,  rector. 
St.  Luke's  Hospital,  1430  Indiana  ave.    Rev. 

E.  B.  Streator,  chaplain. 
St.  Margaret,  Windsor  Park.    Rev.  T.  Cory 

Thomas,  rector. 

St.  Mark,  Cottage  Grove  ave.  cor.  Thirty- 
sixth  st.    Rev.  William  White  Wilson, 

rector. 
St.  Paul,  4928  Lake  ave.    Rev.  C.  H.  Bixby, 

rector. 
St.  Peter,  1737  Belmont  ave.  near  Evanston 

ave.    Rev.  S.  C.  Edsall,  rector. 
St.  Philip  the  Evangelist,   Brighton  Park. 

Rev.  Henry  G.  Moore,  rector. 
St.  Sigl'rid,  chapel  of  Trinity  Church.    Rev. 

A.  F.  Schultzberg,  rector. 
St.  Stephen,  Johnson   near  West  Taylor  st. 

Rev.  C.  N.  Mollar,  rector. 
St.  Thomas,   Dearborn    near  Thirtieth    st. 

Rev.  J.  E.  Thompson,  rector. 
Transfiguration,  Forty-third  st.  near  Cottage 

Grove  ave.     Rev.  W.  Delafield,  rector. 
Trinity,  Michigan  boul.  cor.  Twenty -sixth  st. 

Rev.  John  Rouse,  rector. 


CHURCHES. 


287 


Evangelical  Association  of  North  America. 


Adams   Street,  W.  Adams   cor.  Robey  st. 

Rev.  W.  K.  Fouke,  pastor. 
Centennial,  W.  Harrison  st.  cor.  Hoyne  ave. 

Rev.  G.  C.  Knoble,  pastor. 
Emmanuel,  Sheffield  ave.  cor.  Marianna  st. 

Rev.  John  Kiest,  pastor. 
First,  Thirty-fifth  cor.  Dearborn  st.    Rev. 

Geo.  Earth;  pastor. 
Humboldt    Park,   Wabansia  ave.    cor.    N. 

Rockwell  st.    Rev.  A.  Fuessle,  pastor. 


Lane  Park,  Roscoe  cor.  Bosworth  st.    Rev. 

O.  A.  Fuessle,  pastor. 
Salem,  W.  Twelfth  cor.  Union  st.    Rev.  H. 

Hintze,  pastor. 

Second,  Wisconsin  cor.  Sedgwick  st. 
South  Chicago,  9833  Sixth  ave.    Rev.  Orth, 

pastor. 

St.  John's,  Noble  cor.  W.  Huron  st.    Rev.  C. 
F.  Kiest,  pastor. 


Evangelical  Reformed. 


First  German,  177-179  Hastings  st.    Rev.  A. 
Heinemann,  pastor. 


Third  Friedens,  1330  Wellington  st.    Rev.  O. 
J.  Accola,  D.  D.,  pastor. 


Evangelical  United. 


Bethlehem,  Diversey  ave.  cor.  Lewis  st.  Rev. 

J.  G.  Kircher,  pastor. 
Church  of  Peace,  Fifty-second  cor.  Justin 

st.    Rev.  H.  J.  Freitag,  pastor. 
Christ.  Lexington    ave.  cor.    Francisco  st. 

Rev.  C.  W.  Locher,  pastor. 
Emanuel's,    Forty-sixth   cor.  Dearborn 'st. 

Rev.  W.  Hattendorf,  pastor. 
Peter,  Chicago  ave.  cor.  Noble  st.    Rev.  G. 

Lambrecht,  pastor. 
Salem,  Twenty-fifth  st.  bet.  Wentworth  ave. 

and  Portlaud  ave.    Rev.  C.  Kraft,  pastor. 

St.  John's,  Moffat  st.  bet.  Western  ave.  and 
Seymour  st.    Rev.  H.  Stamer,  pastor. 


St.  Luke's,  Sixty-second  cor.  Green  st.  Rev. 

C.  Schaer,  pastor. 
St.  Markus,  Thirty-fifth  cor.  Dashielst.  Rev. 

L.  Kohlmann,  pastor. 

St.  Nicolas,  Avondale.  Rev.  R.  Wittie,  pastor. 
St.  Paul's.  Ohio  st.  cor.  La  Salle  ave.  Rev.  R. 
•       A.  John,  pastor. 
St.    Peter's,  Colehour.     Rev.    A.    Schmidt, 

pastor. 
Trinity,   Ambrose  cor.  S.  Robey  st.    Rev. 

Julius  Kircher,  pastor. 
Zion,  W.  Fourteenth  cor.  Union  st.     Rev. 

Philip  Klein,  pastor. 
Zion's,  Auburn  Park.    Rev.  J.  Holz,  pastor. 


Dearborn  Street,  3251  Dearborn  st. 

P.  Ferries,  pastor. 
First,  16  North  May  st.    Rev.  J.  D.  Marsh, 

pastor. 
Humboldt  Park,  Mozart  ave.  cor.  Armitage 

ave.    Rev.  W.  M.  Kelsey,  pastor. 


Free  Methodist. 

Rev.  W. 


Second,  497  Ogden  ave.    Rev.  B.  R.  Jones, 

pastor. 
South  Chicago,  South  Chicago.    R?v.  C.  B. 

Wetherell,  pastor. 
Third,  701  W.  Lake  st.    Rev.  J.  D.  Kelsey, 

pastor. 


Independent. 


Chicago  Avenue,  Chicago  ave.  cor.  La  Salle 
ave.  Rev.  T.  B.  Hyde,  pastor. 

Central,  Central  Music  Hall,  State  cor.  Ran- 
dolph st.  Rev.  David  Swing,  pastor. 


People's,  McVicker's  theater.    Rev.  H.  W. 
Thomas,  pastor. 


Jewish. 


Anshe  Emeth,  341  Sedgwick  st.  Rev.  C.  Cai- 
man, rabbi. 

Anshe  K'Nesseth  Israel,  Judd  cor.  Clinton 
st.  Rev.  B.  Bernstein,  rabbi. 


Anshe  Russia-Pole-Tzedek,  S.   Clinton  cor. 

W.  Twelfth  st. 
Congregation  Beth  Hamedrash,  134  Pacific 

ave.    Rev.  A.  J.  G.  Lesser,  rabbi. 


288 


CHUKCHES. 


Jewish — continued. 


Congregation  Beth  Hamedrash  Hachodosch, 

439  Clark  st.    Rev.  L.  Arnichster,  rabbi. 
Congregation  Bethel,  N.  May  near  W.  Huron 

St.    Rev.  Rappoport,  rabbi. 
Congregation  Ohaveh  Emunah,  386  Clark  st. 

Rev.  James  Lepperstein  Gordon,  rabbi. 
Congregation  Ohaveh-Sholom,  582  S.  Canal 

st.    Rev.  Abraham  Rabewitz,  rabbi. 
Congregation  Moses  Monteflore,  130  Augusta 

st. 
Kehilath   Anshe  Maariv   (Congregation   of 

the   Men   of    the  West),  Indiana    ave. 

cor.  Thirty-third  st.  Rev.  Isaac  S.  Moses, 

rabbi. 


Keliath   B'Ne   Scholom     (Sons   of  Peace), 

Twenty-sixth  st.  cor.  Indiana  ave.    Dr. 

J.  A.  Messing,  rabbi. 
North  Side  Hebrew  Congregation,  La  Salle 

ave.  near  Division  st.      Dr.  A.  Norden, 

rabbi. 

Sinai  Congregation,  Indiana  ave.  cor.  Twen- 
ty-first st.  Dr.  E.  G.  Hirsch,  rabbi. 

Sons  of  Abraham,  Marshfleld  ave.  near 
Twelfth  st.  Dr.  A  R.  Levy,  rabbi. 

Temple  Emanuel,  280-282  Franklin  st.  Dr. 
Edward  B.  M.  Browne,  rabbi. 

Temple  Zion,  Ogden  ave.  cor.  Washington 
boul.  Rev.  Jos.  Stolz,  rabbi. 


Lutheran. 


DANISH. 

Erie  Street,  Erie  near  Elizabeth  st.  Rev. 
Hansen,  pastor. 

St.  Ansgar,  Washington  ave  near  North  ave. 
Rev.  O.  L.  Kirchberg,  pastor. 

St.  Michael's,  South  Chicago.  Rev.  A.  Hen- 
rice,  pastor. 

St.  Stephen's,  Armour  ave.  cor.  Thirty-sixth 
st.  Rev.  O.  L.  Kirchberg,  pastor. 

ENGLISH. 
Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  398  La  Salle  ave. 

Rev.  Charles  Koerner,  pastor. 
Grace,  Belden  ave.   cor.  Larrabee  st.    Rev. 

Lee  M.  Heilman,  pastor. 
Grace,  Erie  cor.  Elizabeth  st.    Rev.  H.  F.  G. 

Bartholomew,  pastor. 

St.  Paul's,  Fan-field  ave.  cor.  Hoyne  ave. 

Prof.  R.  F.  Weidner,  pastor. 
Wicker  Park,  N.  Hoyne  ave.  cor.  Le  Moyne 

st.    Rev.  H.  W.  Roth,  D.  D., pastor. 

GERMAN. 

Bethania,  Humboldt  cor.  Rockwell  st.    Rev. 

E.  Pardieck,  pastor. 
Bethlehem,  N.  Paulina  cor.  McReynolds  st. 

Rev.  Augustus  Reinke,  pastor. 
Bethlehem,  103d  st.  cor.  Avenue  G.    Rev.  J. 

Feiertag,  pastor. 
Christ,    Humboldt   ave.    cor.    Byron    ave. 

Rev.  E.  Werfelmann,  pastor. 
Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Ullman  st.  cor. 

James  ave.    Rev.  W.  Uffenbeck,  pastor. 
Concordia,  California  ave.  near  Center  ave. 

Avondale.    Rev.  P.  Brauns,  pastor. 
Emmaus,  California    ave.  cor.  Walnut   st. 

Rev.  M.  Fulling,  pastor. 
Gethsemane,  Dearborn  cor.  Forty-ninth  st. 

Rev.  J.  G.  Hutzel,  pastor. 
Immanuels,  527  Ashland  ave.  near  Twelfth 

st.    Rev.  Louis  Holter,  pastor. 


Immanuels,  9031  Houston  ave.     Rev.  Carl 

Eisfeldt,  pastor. 
St.  Andreas,  Thirty-seventh  cor.  Honore  st. 

Rev.  W.  Kohn,  pastor. 
St.  Jacob's,  Fremont  st.  cor.  Garfield  ave. 

Rev.  William  Bartling,  pastor. 
St.  Johannes,   Montrose    boul.    cor.  Samp- 
son ave.    Rev.  P.  Lucke,  pastor. 
St.  John's,  West  Superior  cor.  Bickerdike  st. 

Rev.  Henry  H.  Succop,  pastor. 
St.  Lucas,  Belmont  ave.  cor.  Perry  st.    Rev. 

J.  A.  Muller,  pastor. 
St.   Markus,    California  ave.  cor.  Moore  st. 

Rev.  Th.  Kohn,  pastor. 
St.  Martini,  Fifty -first  st.  cor.  Ashland  ave. 

Rev.  F.  C.  Leeb,  pastor. 
St.  Matthew's,  Hoyne  ave.  cor.  Twenty-first 

st.    Rev.  H.  Engelbrecht,  pastor. 
St.    Paul's,    Superior   cor.    N.    Franklin  st. 

Rev.  Henry  Wunder,  pastor. 
St.  Paul's,  Madison  ave.  near  Seventy-sixth 

st.    Rev.  A.  Frederking,  pastor. 
St.  Peter's,  Dearborn  st.  bet.  Thirty-ninth 

and  Fortieth  sts.  Rev.  F.  Merbitz,  pastor. 
St.  Stephanus,  Englewood  ave.  cor.  Winter 

st.    Rev.  Adolph  Bunger,  pastor. 
Trinity,  S.  Canal   st.  cor.  Twenty-first   pi. 

Rev.  Louis  Lochner,  pastor. 
Trinity,  Hegewisch.  Rev.  W.  Brauer,  pastor. 

Zion,  113th  st.  cor.  Curtis  ave.  Pullman.  Rev. 

G.  Sievers,  pastor. 
Zion,  W.  Nineteenth  cor.  Johnson  st.    Rev. 

A.  Wagner,  pastor. 
Zions,    Winston  ave.  cor.  Ninety-ninth    st., 

Washington   Heights.    Rev.   Paul  Bud- 

ach,  pastor. 

NORWEGIAN. 

Bethauia,    W.    Indiana   cor.  Carpenter    st. 
Rev.  John  Z.  Torgerseu,  pastor. 


CHUECHES. 


289 


Lutheran — continued. 


Bethlehem,  W.  Huron  st.  cor.  N.  Center  ave. 

Rev.  J.  N.  Kildahl,  pastor. 
Emanuel,  Perry  ave.  cor.  Cherry  pi.    Rev. 

1. 1.  Breidablick,  pastor. 
Evangelical  Church  of  Chicago,  Baxter  cor. 

Roscoe  st.    Rev.  O.  E.  Brandt,  pastor. 
Our  Saviour's,  May  cor.  W.  Erie  st.    Rev. 

O.  S.  Juul,  pastor. 
St.  Paul's,  W.  North  ave.  bet.  Leavitt  and 

Shober  sts.  Rev.  J.  B.  Torrison,  pastor. 
St.  Peter's,  Hirsch  st.  cor.  Seymour  ave. 
Trinity,  W.  Indiana  cor.  Peoria  st.  Rev. 

C.  O.  Broehaugh,  pastor. 

SWEDISH. 
Evangelical    Mission,     N.     Franklin     cor. 

Whiting    st.     Rev.    Charles   A.    Bjork, 

pastor. 


Gethsemane,  May  cor.  W.  Huron  st.  Rev. 
Matthew  C.  Ranseen,  pastor. 

Immanuel,  Sedgwick  cor.  Hobbie  st.  Rev. 
C.  A.  Evald,  pastor. 

Salem,  Portland  ave.  bet.  Twenty -eighth  and 
Twenty-ninth  st.  Rev.  L.  G.  Abraham- 
son,  pastor. 

Tabernacle  Mission,  S.  La  Salle  cor.  Thirtieth 
st. 

SEPARATISTS. 

Church  of  Peace,  N.  Wood  cor.  Ohio  st.    Rev. 

G.  W.  Lechler,  pastor. 
First,  270  Augusta  near  Samuel  st.     Rev. 

Freidag,  pastor. 


Methodist  Episcopal. 


Rev.  Stephen  M.  Merrill,  bishop.    Office  57 
Washington  st. 
Ada,  Ada  bet.  Lake  and  Fulton  sts.    Rev.  E. 

C.  Arnold,  pastor. 
Adams,  Adams  cor.  W.  Forty-second  st.    N. 

M.  Stokes,  pastor. 
Asbury,  3120  Fifth  ave.    Rev.  I.  Linebarger, 

pastor. 

Auburn  Park,  Auburn  park.    Rev.  E.  E.  Mc- 
Kay, pastor. 
Avondale,    Byrne  ave.    cor.  Franklin   ave. 

Rev.  John  Nate,  pastor. 
Berean,  Ninety-ninth  st.  cor.  Dobbins  ave. 

Rev.  D.  C.  Clancy,  pastor. 
Bethany  c  Welsh),  Jackson  cor.  Francisco  st. 

Rev.  Ellis  Roberts,  pastor. 
Bohemian,  First,  776-778  8.  Halsted  st.    Rev. 

F.  J.  Hrejsa,  pastor. 
Bohemian,  Second,  Twelfth  cor.  Halsted  st. 

Rev.  V.  Vanek,  pastor. 
Bohemian,  Third,  1141  Whipple  st.    Rev.  V. 

Vanek,  pastor. 
Brighton  Park,  Thirty -eighth  st.  cor.  Grant 

ave. 
Centenary,  Monroe  near  Morgan  st.    Rev.  H. 

W.  Bolton,  pastor. 
Central  Mission,  Hoyne  ave.  cor.  Sixty-ninth 

st.    Rev.  J.  S.  Eberhart,  pastor. 
Cheltenham.    Rev.  W.  H.  Spyvey,  pastor. 
Chicago  Avenue.    Rev.  D.  M.  Farson,  pastor. 
Chicago  Lawn.    Rev.  C.  S.  Moore,  pastor. 
Christ,  1791  N.  Clark  st.    Rev.  S.  C.  Leavell, 

pastor. 

Clarkdale.    Rev.  W.  D.  Cornell,  pastor. 
Crawford,  Garflehl  boul.    cor.  Paulina   st. 

Rev.  H.  E.  Colby,  pastor. 

19 


Cummings.   Rev.  W.  M.  Brown,  pastor. 
Cuyler,   Byron   cor.  Perry  st.     Rev.  G.  P. 

Sturgis,  pastor. 
Deering,  Ward  cor.  Dunning  st.     Rev.  J. 

H.  Ailing,  pastor. 
Douglas   Park,    Washtenaw  ave.  south  of 

Twelfth  st.    Rev.  H.  R.  De  Bra,  pastor. 
Elsdon,  Fifty-third  ct.    cor.  Homan   ave. 

Rev.  Charles  Virden,  pastor. 
Elsmere.    Rev.  D.  F.  Hardy,  pastor. 
Englewood,    First,    Sixty-fourth     st.     cor. 

Stewart   ave.     Rev.  C.  E.  Mandeville, 

pastor. 
Englewood,  Second,  Sixty-second  cor.  May 

st.    Rev.  Larkin  A.  Rockwell,  pastor. 
Epworth,  Argyle  and  Edge  water.    Rev.  J. 

T.  Ladd.  pastor. 
Erie   Street,    Erie    near   Robey   st.      Rev. 

Thos.  Westerdale,  pastor. 
Fernwood.    Rev.  J.  F.  Clancy,  pastor. 
Fifty-ninth  Street,  Fifty -ninth  cor.  State  st. 

Rev.  Chas.  L.  Breckon,  pastor. 
First,    Clark    cor.    Washington    st.      Rev. 

William  Fawcett,  pastor. 
Forty-seventh     Street,     Forty-seventh     st. 

cor.  Marshfleld  ave.    Rev.  A.  H.  Kistler, 

pastor. 
Fowler,  Millard   ave.  cor.  Twenty- third  st. 

Rev.  Thos.  Nicholson,  pastor. 
French,  210  S.  Halsted  st.    Rev.  N.  W.  Dev- 

eneau,  pastor. 

Fulton  Street,  Fulton  bet.  Oakley  and  West- 
ern aves.    Rev.  Joseph  Odgers,  pastor. 
Garfield  Boulevard,  Garfleld  boul.  cor.  Emer- 
ald ave.     Rev.  J.  Hastie  Odgers,  pastor. 


290 


CHURCHES. 


Methodist  Episcopal — continued. 


Garfleld  Park,  Walnut  st.  cor.  Kedzie  ave. 

Rev.  J.  Clayton  Youker,  pastor. 
Grace,  La  Salle  ave.  cor.  Locust  st.    Rev. 

R.  S.  Martin,  pastor. 

Grand  Crossing,   Schell  ave.  cor.  Seventy- 
sixth  st.    Rev.  G.  S.  Young,  pastor. 
Gross  Park.    Rev.  L.  K.  Billingsley,  pastor. 
Halsted  Street,  778-784  S.  Halsted  st.    Rev. 

D.  J.  Holmes,  pastor. 
Hamlin  Avenue,  Hamlin  ave.    cor.   Huron 

st.    Rev.  J.  D.  Leek,  pastor. 
Hegewisch,  Hegewisch. 
Hermosa,  Hermosa.  Rev.C.  L.  Mann,  pastor. 
Humboldt    Park,     Talman     ave.     cor.    Le 

Moyne  st.    Rev.  James  Rowe,  pastor. 
Hyde  Park,  Hyde  park.    Rev.  W.  F.  Atchi- 

son,  pastor. 

Irving  Park,  Irving  park.    Rev.  W.  A.  Peter- 
son, pastor. 
Kensington,  Michigan  ave.  cor.  Kensington 

ave.    Rev.  W.  W.  Diehl,  pastor. 
Kenwood,   Forty-second    st.  cor.  Berkeley 

ave.    Rev.  S.  H.  Swartz. 
Leavitt  and  De  Kalb  Streets,  near  Ogden 

ave.    Rev.  G.  M.  Bassett,  pastor. 
Lincoln   Street,   Lincoln   cor.  Ambrose   st. 

Rev.  J.  J.  Tobias,  pastor. 
Marie  Chapel,  Wentworth  ave.  cor.  Twenty- 
third  st.    Rev.  Joshua  Smith,  pastor. 
Montrose,  Montrose.    Rev.  J.  W.  Lee,  pastor. 
Moreland,    W.  Forty-ninth  cor.  Indiana  st. 

Rev.  M.  C.  Cooper,  pastor. 
Normal   Park,  Seventieth   cor.    Winter  st. 

Rev.  Hugh  Atchison,  pastor. 
Northwest,  Homer  st.  near  Milwaukee  and 

Western  aves.    Rev.  J.  B.  Lucas,  pastor. 
Oakland,  Oakwood  boul.  cor.  Langley  ave. 

Rev.  P.  H.  Swift,  pastor. 
Park    Avenue,    Park   ave.    cor.    Robey   st. 

Rev.  W.  W.  Painter,  pastor. 
Park  Manor,  Park    Manor.     Rev.  William 

Sage,  pastor. 
Park  Side,  Park  Side.     Rev.  F.  Lockwood, 

pastor. 
Paulina  Street,  Paulina  st.  cor.  Thirty-third 

ct.    Rev.  W.  B.  Leach,  pastor. 
Ravenswood,  Commercial  st.  cor.  Sunnyside 

ave.    Rev.  J.  P.  Brushingham,  pastor. 

Sacramento  Avenue,  at  head  of  Adams  st. 

Rev.  J.  A.  Matlack,  pastor. 
Saint   Paul's,  Center  ave.  near  Taylor  st. 

Rev.  Watson  Tranter,  pastor. 
Second  Welsh,  Humboldt  Park.    Rev.  O.  F. 

Pugh,  pastor. 
Sheffield  Avenue.  Sheffield  ave.  cor.  George 

st.    Rev.  A.  C.  Wakeman,  pastor. 


Simpson,  La  Salle  near  Fifty-ninth  st.  Rev. 
W.  R.  Goodwin,  pastor. 

South  Chicago,  Superior  ave.  bet.  Ninetieth 
and  Ninety-first  sts.  Rev.  G.  B.  Millar, 
pastor. 

South  Englewood,  South  Englewood.  Rev. 
T.  K.  Gale,  pastor. 

South  Park  Avenue,  S.  Park  ave.  cor.  Thirty- 
third  st.  Rev.  J.  M.  Caldwell,  pastor. 

State  Street,  State  near  Forty-seventh  st. 
Rev.  J.  N.  Hall,  pastor. 

Trinity,  Indiana  ave.  near  Twenty -fourth  st. 
Rev.  F.  M.  Bristol,  pastor. 

Wabash  Avenue,  Wabash  ave.  cor.  Four- 
teenth st.  Rev.  T.  R.  Greene,  pastor. 

Washington  Park,  Forty-seventh  st.  cor. 
Champlain  ave.  Rev.  R.  B.  Kester,  pas- 
tor. 

Wesley,  N.  Halsted  st.  bet.  Belden  and  Web- 
ster aves.  Rev.  N.  H.  Axtell,  pastor. 

Western  Avenue,  cor.  Monroe  st.  and  West- 
ern ave.  Rev.  W.  A.  Phillips,  pastor. 

Wicker  Park,  Robey  st.  cor.  Evergreen  ave. 
Rev.  M.  W.  Satterfield,  pastor. 

Winter  Street,  Winter  cor.  Forty-fourth  st. 
Rev.  E.  W.  Drew,  pastor. 

Woodlawn  Park.  Woodlawn  ave.  cor.  Sixty- 
fourth  st.  Rev.  W.  E.  Tilroe,  pastor. 

AFRICAN.  j 

Bethel,  Thirtieth  cor.  Dearborn  st.    Rev.  D; 

A.  Graham,  pastor. 

Quinn,  Wabash  ave.  cor.  Twenty-fourth  st. 

Rev.  John  T.  Jenifer,  pastor. 
St.    John's    Missior^   Wentworth   ave.  cor. 

Chestnut  st.,  Englewood.    Rev.  J.  H.  W. 

Collins,  pastor. 
St.  Stephen's,  682  Austin  ave.  Rev.  Daniel  P. 

Brown,  pastor. 
Zion,  Dearborn  near  Twenty-ninth  st.    Rev. 

J.  J.  Moore,  pastor. 

BOHEMIAN. 

First,  778  S.  Halsted  st.    Rev.  F.  J.  Hrejsa, 

pastor. 
Second,   S.    Halsted    cor.  W.   Twelfth    st. 

GERMAN. 

Presiding  Elder,  Rev.  John  J.  Keller. 
Ashland  Avenue,  485  N.  Ashland  ave.    Rev. 

B.  Becker,  pastor. 

Centennial    Mission,    Wellington    ave.    cor. 

Sheffield  ave.    Rev.  Henry  Abels,  pastor. 
Center  Street.  Center  cor.  Dayton  st.    Rev. 

W.  J.  Weber,  pastor. 
Clybourn  Avenue.  51-53  Clybourn  ave.    Rev. 

C.  F.  Mori',  pastor. 

Ebenezer,  Ullman  cor.  Thirty-first  st.  Rev. 
F.  F.  Klenzky,  pastor. 


CHURCHES. 


291 


Methodist  Episcopal— continued. 


Fullerton  Avenue,  W.  Fullerton  ave.  cor.  N. 
Western  ave.  Rev.  W.  Karnopp,  pastor. 

Humboldt  Park,  Cortland  ave.  near  Ballou 
st.  Rev.  Chas.  H.  Hedler,  pastor. 

Immanuel,  832-834  W.  Twenty-second  st. 
Rev.  B.  Lamport,  pastor. 

Maxwell  Street.  308-310  Maxwell  st.  Rev. 
William  Keller,  pastor. 

Portland  Avenue,  Portland  ave.  cor.  Twenty- 
eighth  st.  Rev.  C.  Weinreich,  pastor. 

Robey  Street,  506  S.  Robey  st.  Rev.  Fr. 
Gruetzmacher,  pastor. 

South  Morgan  Street,  S.  Morgan  cor.  Fifty- 
fourth  st.  Rev.  John  Meyer,  pastor. 

Wentworth  Avenue,  Wentworth  ave.  cor. 
Thirty-seventh  st.  Rev.  Henry  Wegner, 
pastor. 

SWEDISH. 

Presiding  Elder,  Rev.  Alfred  Anderson. 

Atlantic  Street,  Atlantic  cor.  Fifty-second 
st.  Rev.  A.  T.  Westergreen,  pastor. 

Emanuel,  1126  Oak  ave.  Rev.  S.  B.  New- 
man, pastor. 

Englewood,  Sixty-sixth  ct.  cor.  Wright  st. 
Rev.  E.  A.  Wahlquist,  pastor. 

First,  N.  Market  cor.  Oak  st.  Rev.  C.  G. 
Nelson,  pastor. 

Forest  Glen,  Jefferson.  Rev.  K.  Hanson, 
pastor. 

Humboldt  Park,  Fair-field  ave.  near  North 
ave.  Rev.  J.  B.  Anderson,  pastor. 


Lake  View,  Baxter  st.  cor.  Noble  ave.    Rev. 

John  Wigren,  pastor. 
Moreland,  Indiana  near  W.  Forty-eighth  st. 

Rev.  N.  O.  Westergreen,  pastor. 
Pullman,  Arcade  bldg.,  Pullman.  Rev.  M.  L. 

Wickman,  pastor. 
Second,  May  st.    bet.  Ohio  and   Erie   sts. 

Rev.  K.  H.  Elmstrom,  pastor. 
South  Chicago,  South  Chicago,  Exchange 

ave.  cor.  Ninety-first  st.    Rev.  Andrew 

Reese,  pastor. 
Third,  Fifth  ave.  cor.  Thirty-third  st.    Rev. 

C.  O.  Karlson,  pastor. 
Webster  Avenue,  Webster  ave.  cor.  Paulina 

st.,  Ravenswood.    Rev.  A.  G.  Johnson, 

pastor. 

NORWEGIAN  AND  DANISH. 

Presiding  Elder,  Rev.  J.  H.  Johnson. 
First,  155  W.  Indiana  st.    Rev.  Fred  Ring*, 
pastor. 

Immanuel,  232  W.  Huron  st.  Rev.  A.  Johnson, 

pastor. 
Kedzie   Avenue   Mission.    924   Kedzie   ave. 

Rev.  Harold  Christensen,  pastor. 
Maplewood  Avenue,  Maplewood  ave.   cor. 

Le    Moyne    st.    Rev.  L.   C.    Knudsen, ' 

pastor. 
Moreland,   Moreland.     Rev.  H.  P.  Nelson, 

pastor. 
Park  Side,  Park  Side.     Rev.  A.  Andreasen, 

pastor. 


New   Jerusalem   (Swedenborgian). 
New  Church  Temple,  Van  Buren  st.  near  Wabash  ave.    Rev.  L.  P.  Mercer,  pastor. 

Presbyterian. 


Avondale,  Avondale.    Rev.  J.  Stone,  pastor. 
Belden  Avenue,  Belden  ave.  cor.  Seminary 

ave.    Rev.  Robert  D.  Scott,  pastor. 
Bethany,  Humboldt  boul.  cor.  Cortland  st. 

Rev.  Joseph  B.  Cherry,  pastor. 
Brookline,  Seventy-third  st.  cor.  Storms  ave. 

Rev.  J.  A.  Gray,  pastor. 
Calvary,  West  Forty -second  cor.  Harrison  st. 

Rev.  Geo.  A.  Mitchell,  pastor. 
Campbell   Park,    Leavitt  south    of    Harri- 
son st.     Rev.  William  G.  Clarke,  pastor. 
Central  Park,  Warren  ave.  cor.  Sacramento 

ave.    Rev.  H.  H.  Van  Vranken,  pastor. 
Chicago  Lawn,  Chicago  Lawn.    Rev.  O.  G. 

McDowell,  pastor. 
Christ  Chapel,  Orchard  cor.  Center  st.    Rev. 

Phil.  F.  Matzinger,  pastor. 
Covenant,  N.  Halsted  st.  cor.  Belden   ave. 

Rev.  David  R.  Breed,  D.  D.,  pastor. 


Eighth,  Washington   boul.  cor.  Robey   st. 

Rev.  T.  D.  Wallace,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Emerald  Avenue,  Emerald  aye.  cor.  Sixty- 
seventh  st.    Rev.  G.  P.  'Williams,  pastor. 
Englewood,  First,  Sixty -fourth  cor.  Yale  st. 
First,  Twenty-first  st.  cor.  Indiana  ave.  Rev. 

J.  H.  Bairows,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Fourth,  Superior  cor.  Rush  st.    Rev.  Thos. 

C.  Hall,  pastor. 
Fifth,  Indiana  ave.  cor.  Thirtieth  st.    Rev.  Le 

Roy  Hooker,  pastor. 
Forty -first  Street,  Forty-first  st.  cor.  Grand 

boul. 
Fullerton  Avenue,  Fullerton  ave.  cor.  Larra- 

bee  st.    Rev.  Dr.  John  Rusk,  pastor. 
German  First,  Willow  cor.  Orchard  8t.    Rev. 

Daniel  Volz,  pastor. 
Grace,    Dearborn    near    Thirty-fourth    st. 

Rev.  M.  H.  Jackson,  pastor. 


292 


CHUEOHES. 


Presbyterian — continued. 


Gross   Park,  Melrose  cor.  Wood  st.    Rev. 

Dwight  L.  Parsons,  pastor. 
Hyde  Park,  Washington  ave.  cor.  Fifty -third 

st.    Rev.  W.  W.  Totheroh,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Immanuel,  2835  Keeley.    Rev.  Earl  B.  Hub- 
bell,  pastor. 
Jefferson    Park,    Adams    cor.    Throop   st. 

Rev.  Frederick  Campbell,  pastor. 
Lake  View,  Evanston  ave.  cor.  Addison  st. 

Rev.  J.  M.  Fulton,  pastor. 
Moreland,  Moreland.    Rev.  S.  M.  Crissman, 

pastor. 
Ninth,  Ashland  ave.  cor.  Hastings  st.    Rev. 

C.  E.  Morse,  pastor. 
Normal  Park,  Yale  cor.  Sixty-ninth  st.    Rev. 

W.  M.  Hindman,  pastor. 
Olivet,  Larrabee  cor.  Vedder  st.    Rev.  W. 

H.  Hormel,  pastor. 
Onward,   Hoyne   aye.  cor.  W.  Indiana   st. 

Rev.  James  E.  Foster,  pastor. 
Pullman,  Pullman.    Rev.  Geo.  D.  Lindsay, 

pastor. 


Railroad     Chapel,     3825     Dearborn.      Rev. 

Charles  M.  Morton,  pastor. 
Ridgeway  Avenue,  233  Ridgeway  ave.    Rev. 

J.  A.  Mackelvey,  pastor. 
Scotch,  Adams  cor.  Sangamon  st. 
Second,  Michigan   ave.    cor.   Twentieth  st. 

Rev.  S.  J.  McPherson,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Seventh,  South  Englewood.    Rev.  Geo.  E. 

Hunt,  pastor. 
Sixth,  Vincennes  ave.  cor.  Thirty-sixth  st. 

Rev.  Carlos  Martyn,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Sixtieth  Street,  Sixtieth  cor.  Princeton  ave. 

Rev.  Joseph  N.  Elliott,  pastor. 
South  Chicago,  Houston  cor.  Ninety-second 

st.    Rev.  Henry  S.  Jenkinson,  pastor. 
Third,  Ashland  boul.  cor.  Ogden  ave.    Rev. 

J.  L.  Withrow,  D.  D.,  pastor. 
Tenth,  Forty-second  st.  cor.  Union  ave.    Rev. 

Joseph  N.  Boyd,  pastor. 
Westminster,  Peoria  st.  cor.  Jackson  boul. 
Woodlawn  Park,  Sixty-fourth  cor.  Sheridan 

ave.    Rev.  J.  G.  Inglis,  pastor. 


Reformed  Episcopal. 


Bishop,  Rt.  Rev.  Charles  Edward  Cheney, 
D.  D. 

Christ,    Michigan  ave.   cor.  Twenty-fourth 

st.    Rev.  Charles  Edward  Cheney,  D.  D., 

bishop. 
Emanuel,  S.  Canal  cor.  Twenty-eighth  st. 

Ministers  in  charge:  Rev.  R.  H.  Burke 

and  Rev.  Geo.  W.  Bowne. 
St.  John's,  Thirty-seventh  st.  cor  Langley 

ave.    Rev.  Henry  F.  Milligan,  rector. 


St.  Luke's,  Humboldt  Park.  Rev.   Chas.    J. 

Millar,  rector. 
St.  Mark's,  Maplewood.  Rev.  Chas.  J.  Millar, 

rector. 

St.  Matthew's,  Fullerton  ave.  cor.  Larra- 
bee st. 

St.  Paul's,  W.  Adams  st.  cor.  Winchester  ave. 
Bishop  Samuel  Fallows,  D.  D.,  rector. 

Trinity,  Englewood,  Yale  cor.  Seventieth  st. 
Rev.  Fred.  J.  Walton,  rector. 


Roman  Catholic. 


Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Name,  N.  State  cor. 

Superior  st.    Most  Rev.  Patrick  A.  Fee- 

han,  D.    D.    Rev.   M.    J.   Fitzsimmons, 

pastor. 
All  Saints,  Twenty-fifth  pi.  cor.  Wallace  st. 

Rev.  S.  J.  Dunne,  pastor. 
Annunciation,  Paulina  st.  cor.  Wabansia  ave. 

Rev.  Hugh  O'GaraMcShane,  pastor. 
Assumption  (Italian^,  Illinois  near  Market  st. 

Rev.  Thos.  Moreschini,  O.  S.,  pastor. 
Blessed  Sacrament,  Twenty-second  st.  cor. 

Central  Park  ave.    Rev.   J.  M.  Dunne, 

pastor. 
Holy  Angels,  264  Oakwood  boul.    Rev.  Denis 

A.  Tighe,  pastor. 
Holy  Cross,  6604  Maryland  ave.      Rev.   D. 

Hishen,  pastor. 
Holy  Family,  W.  Twelfth  cor.  May  st.    Rev. 

E.  D.  Kelly,  pastor. 


Holy  Rosary,  Pullman.  Rev.  P.  J.  Tinan, 
pastor. 

Holy  Trinity  (German),  S.  Lincoln  cor.  W. 
Taylor  st.  Rev.  D.  M.  Thiele,  pastor. 

Immaculate  Conception,  Park  ave.  cor. 
Schiller  st.  Rev.  P.  T.  Butler,  pastor. 

Immaculate  Conception  (German),  Bonfleld 
st.  cor.  Archer  ave.  Rev.  P.  L.  Bier- 
mann,  pastor. 

Immaculate  Conception  (Polish),  South  Chi- 
cago. Rev.  M.  Pyplatz,  pastor. 

Maternity,  Ninety-second  st.  cor.  Washing- 
ton ave.  Rev.  W.  S.  Hennessy,  pastor. 

Nativity  of  our  Lord,  Thirty-seventh  cor. 
Dashiel.  Rev.  Joseph  M.  Cartan,  pastor. 

Notre  Dame  (French) ,  Vernon  Park  pi.  cor. 
Sibley  St.  Rev.  Achille  L.  Bergeron, 
pastor. 


CHURCHES. 


293 


Roman  Catholic — continued. 


Notre  Dame  des  Victoires,  135  Springfield 

ave.    Rev.  U.  Martel,  pastor. 
Our  Lady  of  Good  Counsel,  Western  ave.  cor. 

Cornelia  st.    Rev.  J.  F.  Jedlicka,  pastor. 
Our  Lady  of  Lourdes,  N.  Ashland  ave.  cor. 

Leland  ave.    Rev.  J.  A.  Coughlin,  pastor. 
Our  Lady  of  Mount  Carmel,  Wellington  ave. 

cor.  Blucher  st.    Rev.  P.  O'Brien,  pastor. 
Our  Lady  of   Sorrows,  Jackson    boul.  cor. 

Albany  ave.    Rev.  H.  Crevier,  pastor. 
Sacred  Heart,  Nineteenth  cor.  Johnson  st. 

Rev.  M.  J.  Corbett,  S.  J.,  pastor. 
Sacred  Heart  of  Mary,  Longwood.    Rev.  S. 

P.  McDonnell,  pastor. 
St.  Adalbert's  (Polish),  W.  Seventeenth  cor. 

Paulina  st.     Rev.  J.  Radziejewski,  pas- 
tor. 

St.  Agnes',  Brighton  park.    Rev.  J.  H.  Hem- 
lock, pastor. 

St.  Aloysius'(GerraanX Thompson  cor.  Davies 
st.    Rev.  A.  J.  Thiele,  pastor. 

St.    Alphonsus'  (German\     Southport  ave. 

near  Lincoln  ave.    Rev.  J.  H.  Schage- 

iiiann.  rector. 
St.  Ann's,  Fifty -fifth  st.  cor.  Wentworth  ave. 

Rev.  P.  M.  Flannigan,  pastor. 
St.  Anthony  of  Padua  (German) ,  Hanover 

st.  cor.  Twenty-fourth  pi.    Rev.  Peter 

Fisher,  nastor. 

St.  Augustine's  (German),  Laflin  cor.  Forty- 
ninth  st.    Rev.  S.  Forstmann,  pastor. 
St.  Bernard's,  Sixty-sixth  st.  cor.  Stewart 

ave.    Rev.  Bernard  P.  Murray,  pastor. 
St.  Boniface's  (German),  Noble  cor.  Cornell 

st.    Rev.  Clement  Venn,  pastor. 
St.  Brendan's,  Sixty-seventh  cor.  Bishop  st. 

Rev.  M.  T.  Mark-in,  pastor. 
St.  Bridget's,  Archer  ave.  cor.  Church  pi. 

Rev.  D.  M.  J.  DowUng,  pastor. 
St.  Casimir's  (Polish),  Twenty-second  cor. 

Whipple  st.    Rev.  F.  X.  Kroll,  pastor. 
St.  Cecilia's,  Bristol  st.  near  Wentworth  ave. 

Rev.  E.  A.  Kelly,  pastor. 
St.  Charles  Borromeo's,  Cypress  near   W. 

Twelfth  st.    Rev.  P.  D.  Gill,  pastor. 
St.  Columbkill's,  N.  Paulina  cor.  W.  Indiana 

st.    Rev.  Thomas  Burke,  pastor. 
SS.  Cyrill  and  Methodius  (Bohemian),  Fifti- 
eth cor.  Page  st.    Rev.  J.  Bobal,  pastor. 
St.  Dionysius  (German),  Hawthorne.    Rev. 

D.  Koneu,  pastor. 

St.  Elizabeth's,  Forty-first  cor.State  st.   Rev. 

D.  J.  Riordan,  pastor. 
St.    Francis    of    Assisium    (German),    W. 

Twelfth  st.  cor.   Newberry  ave.      Rev. 

Ferdinand  Kalvelage,  pastor. 
St.  Francis  de  Sales,  Ewing  cor.   102d  st. 

Rev.  J.  Diekmann,  pastor. 


St.  Francis  Xavier's   (German),  Avondale. 

Rev.  E.  Goldschmidt,  pastor. 
St.  Gabriel's,  Wallace  cor.   Forty-fifth  st. 

Rev.  M.  J.  Dorney,  pastor. 
St.  George's   (German),    Wentworth   ave. 

near  Thirty-ninth  st.    Rev.  J.  Dittmers, 

pastor. 
St.  Hedwig's,  Webster  aye.  cor.  Hedwig  st. 

Rev.  Joseph  Barznski,  C.  R.,  pastor. 
St.  Henry's,  High  Ridge.    Rev.  J.  Rutershoff, 

pastor. 

St.  James',  Wabash  ave.  cor.  Thirtieth  st. 

Rev.  Hugh  McGuire,  pastor. 
St.  Jarlath's,  Hermitage  ave.  cor.  Jackson 

boul.    Rev.  Thomas  F.  Cushmun,  pastor. 
St.   John  Baptist   (French),  1006  Fifth  ct. 

Rev.  G.  B.  Belanger,  pastor. 
St  John's,  S.  Clark  cor.  Eighteenth  st.    Rev. 

T.  J.  Buller,  D.  D.,  rector. 
St.  John  Nepomucene  (Bohemian),  Twenty- 
fifth  st.  cor.  Portland  ave.    Rev.  Francis 

Bobal,  pastor. 
St.  Joseph's  (French),  2033  Joseph  st.    Rev. 

J.  C.  Lesage,  pastor. 
St.  Joseph's  (German)  Priory,  N.  Market  cor. 

Hill  st.  Rev.Celestine  Englbrecht,  prior. 
St.  Joseph's  (Polish),  Forty -eighth  cor.  Pau- 
lina st.    Rev.  V.  Zaleski,  pastor. 
St.  Josaphat's  (Polish),  Southport  ave.  cor. 

Belden  ave.    Rev.  J.  Lange,  pastor. 
St.  Kevin's,  Cummings.    Rev.  T.  O.  Sullivan, 

pastor. 
St.  Lawrence's,    Grand   Crossing.    Rev.  S. 

Maloney,  pastor. 
St.  Leo's,  Auburn  Park.    Rev.  P.  A.  L.  Egan, 

pastor. 
St.  Louis',  Pullman.    Rev.  J.  B.  Bourassa, 

pastor. 
St.  Ludmilla  (Bohemian),  Twenty  fourth  st. 

cor.    Albany    ave.      Rev.    M.    Farnik, 

pastor. 
St.  Malachy's,  Western  ave.  cor.  Walnut  st. 

Rev.  T.  P.  Hodnett,  pastor. 
St.  Mary's,  Wabash  ave.  cor.  Eldridge  ct. 

Rev.  E.  A.  Murphy,  pastor. 
St.  Martin's  (German),  Fifty-ninth  st.  cor. 

Princeton  ave.   Rev.  J.Schaefers,  pastor. 
St.  Mary's  of  Perpetual  Help  (Polish),  Moss- 

pratt   cor.   Thirty-second   st.     Rev.    S. 

Nawocki,  pastor. 
St.  Mathias,  Bowmanville.    Rev.  M.  E.  Erz, 

pastor. 
St.  Matthew,  24  Clarkson  ct.    Rev.  D.  E.  Me- 

Grath,  pastor. 
St.  Mauritius,  Hoyne  ave.  cor.  Thirty -sixth 

st.    Rev.  G.  J.  Blatter,  pastor. 
St.  Michael's,  Eugenie  st.  cor.  Cleveland  ave. 

Rev.  F.  Luette,  C.  S.  S.  R.,  rector. 


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CHITRCHES. 


Roman  Catholic — continued. 


St.  Michael's  (Polish),  Eighty-third  st.  cor. 
Bond  aye.,  South  Chicago.  Kev.  A. 
Nawicki,  pastor. 

St.  Monica's  (colored),  3554  Dearborn  st. 
Rev.  Aug.  Tolton,  pastor. 

St.  Nicholas'  (German),  113th  pl.cor.  State  st., 
Roseland.  Rev.  Theodore  Bonifas,  pas- 
tor. 

St.   Patrick's,  Adams    cor.    Desplaines   st. 

Rev.  T.  F.  Galligan,  pastor. 
St.  Patrick's,  South  Chicago.    Rev.  M.  Van 

de  Laar,  pastor. 
St.  Paul's   (German),    S.  Hoyne   ave.   cor. 

Ambrose   st.      Rev.    George    Heldman, 

pastor. 

SS.  Peter  and  Paul  (German),  South    Chi- 
cago.   Rev.  Geo.  Rahtz,  pastor. 
St.  Peter's    (German),  Clark   cor.  Polk   st. 

Rev.  Maximilian  Neumann,  pastor. 
St.  Philip's,  Garfleld  Park,  Park  ave.  cor.  W. 

Forty -second  st.    Rev.  P.  J.  McDonnell, 

pastor. 
St.  Pius',  Ashland  ave.  cor.  W.  Nineteenth 

st.    Rev.  F.  S.  Henneberry,  pastor. 


St.  Procopius'  (Bohemian),  Eighteenth  cor. 
Allport  st.  Rev.  Nepomuk  Jaeger, 
pastor. 

St.  Rose  of  Lima's,  Ashland  ave.  cor.  Forty- 
eighth  st.  Rev.  D.  Hayes,  pastor. 

St.  Stanislaus  Kostka's  (Polish),  Noble  cor. 
Ingraham  st.  Rev.  V.  Barzynski,  C.  R., 
rector. 

St.  Stephen's,  W.  Ohio  cor.  Sangamon  st. 
Rev.  D.  Egan,  pastor. 

St.  Sylvester's,  California  ave.  cor.  Shakes- 
peare ave.  Rev.  P.  J.  Agnew,  pastor. 

St.  Teresa's  (German),  Center  cor.  Osgood  st. 
Rev.  M.  Barth,  pastor. 

St.  Thomas',  Fifty-fifth  st.  cor.  Kimbark 
ave.,  Hyde  Park.  Rev.  J.  J.  Carroll, 
pastor. 

St.  Viateur's  Church,  Belmont  ave.  cor. 
Crawfordave.  Rev.  C.  Fournier,  pastor. 

St.  Wenceslaus'  (Bohemian),  De  Koven  cor. 
Desplaines  st.  Rev.  Joseph  Molitor,  pas- 
tor. 


Society  of  Friends. 


Blue  Island,  William  S.  Wooton,  minister. 
Central  Meeting  (Hicksite),  Athenseum  Build- 
ing.   Jonathan  W.  Plummer,  minister. 


Friends,  Twenty-second  st.  bet.  Indiana  and 
Prairie  aves.  Ministers  in  charge: 
Henry  Matchett  and  Charles  Coffin. 


Unitarian. 


All  Souls',  Oakwood  boul.  cor.  Langley  ave. 

Rev.  Jenkins  Lloyd  Jones,  pastor. 
Church  of  the  Messiah,  Michigan  ave.  cor. 

Twenty-third   st.    Rev.    W.    W.    Fenn, 

pastor. 


Third,   Monroe  cor.   Laflin  st.    Rev.  J.  V. 

Blake,  pastor. 
Unity,  Dearborn  ave.  cor.  Walton  pi.    Rev. 

T.  G.  Milsted,  pastor. 


United  Presbyterian. 


First,  Monroe  cor.  Paulina  st.    Rev.  W.  T. 
Meloy,  pastor. 


Second,  Sixty-fifth  cor.  Honore  st.    Rev.  J. 
A.  Duff,  pastor. 


Universalist. 


Church  of  Our  Father,  80  Hall  st.    Rev.  L.  J. 

Dinsmore,  pastor. 
Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Warren  ave.  cor. 

Robey  st.    Dr.  M.  H.  Harris,  pastor. 
Ryder  Chapel,  Woodlawn  Park. 


St.  Paul's,  Prairie  ave.  cer.  Thirtieth  st. 
Rev.  A.  J.  Canfield,  D.  D.,  pastor. 

Stewart  Avenue,  Stewart  ave.  cor.  Sixty- 
fifth  st.  Rev.  R.  A.  White,  pastor. 


HOSPITALS  AND  CHARITY. 


We  have  endeavored  to  treat  the  principal  charities  of  the  city  as  they 
separately  came  in  view,  during  the  three  Drives  that  must  cover  the  city  so 
far  as  the  visitor  is  concerned.  A  few  words  in  general  may  be  deemed 
proper,  as  a  preface  to  Ihe  accurate  list  which  follows,  wherein  the  names  and 
locations  of  our  Hospitals  and  Homes  are  given  alphabetically. 

The  Leading  Hospitals. — The  charity  most  frequently  heard  of  is  the 
Cook  County  Hospital,  at  Wood  and  Harrison  streets.  'Around  it  stands  the 
remarkable  group  of  buildings  noted  in  our  "  West  Side  Drive."  It  was  for. 
merly  located  on  the  South  Side,  near  Twenty-second  Street,  between  State 
and  the  river.  The  first  pavilion  of  the  present  group  was  built  in  1875,  and 
the  accommodations,  large  as  they  now  are,  are  often  inadequate  to  the  de- 
mands made  upon  them.  The  other  hospitals  that  have  most  frequently 
figured  in  the  daily  chronicles  of  Chicago  have  been  Mercy,  on  Calumet  Ave- 
nue and  Twenty-sixth  Street;  the  Alexian  Brothers',  at  559-69  North  Market 
Street;  St.  Luke's,  at  1430  Indiana  Avenue;  the  Michael  Reese,  at  Groveland 
Avenue  and  Twenty-ninth  Street;  and  the  Presbyterian,  at  Congress  and 
Wood  streets.  The  National  Temperance  Hospital,  formerly  on  Cottage  Grove 
Avenue,  is  now  established,  with  forty  beds,  at  1619  Diversey  Avenue.  The 
Marine  Hospital  may  be  considered  an  outside  institution.  Of  the  Homes,  the 
Foundlings',  at  114  South  Wood  Street;  the  Home  for  the  Friendless,  at  1926 
Wabash  Avenue;  the  Home  for  the  Aged,  on  West  Harrison,  at  Throop  Street; 
the  Newsboys'  Home,  at  1418  Wabash  Avenue;  the  Waifs'  Mission,  at  44  State 
Street;  and  the  Old  People's  Home,  on  Indiana  Avenue,  at  Thirty-ninth  Street, 
are  perhaps  best  known  to  our  citizens. 

The  Relief  and  Aid  Society  has  occupied  a  remarkably  conspicuous 
position,  owing  to  its  management  and  custody  of  the  fund  sent  to  Chicago 
from  all  parts  of  the  world  after  the  Great  Fire.  This  Society  owns  200  beds 
in  private  hospitals.  The  superintendent  has  for  many  years  been  the  Rev. 
C.  G.  Trusdell,  who  has  grown  to  be  an  authority,  owing  to  his  experience  with 
poverty;  and  it  is  a  frequent  complaint  of  the  newspapers  that  a  man  may 
starve  to  death  in  Chicago  before  he  can  satisfy  Mr.  Trusdell  that  he  is  not 
an  impostor.  The  continuance  in  office  of  this  gentleman  during  a  period  so 
long  and  under  a  criticism  so  vigilant  Is  the  best  testimony  of  his  rare  skill  and 
capacity.  The  main  office  is  at  51-53  La  Salle,  between  Randolph  and  Lake 
streets.  There  are  branch  offices  at  2207  Michigan  Avenue,  South  Side;  624 
North  Clark  Street,  North  Side;  and  at  the  corner  of  Monroe  Street  and  Ogden 
Avenue,  West  Side.  The  records  of  pauperism  are  on  file,  and  not  only  does 
the  Society  in  itself  minimize  indiscriminate  charity,  but  it  acts  as  a  repressive 

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296  HOSPITALS   AND   CHARITY. 

influence  on  the  charitably  disposed,  teaching  them  that  one  dollar  dispensed 
through  Mr.  Trusdell  is  more  valuable  to  a  community  th;m  ten  dollars  dis- 
tributed by  the  uninformed.  At  various  times  the  Tribune  and  the  Herald  have 
organized  relief  corps,  whose  wagons  had  no  trouble  in  loading  on  South 
Water  Street  and  finding  starving  families  in  almost  every  alley,  but  the 
demand  for  free  food  and  clothes  only  grew  with  the  gratuitous  supply,  and 
the  newspapers  soon  withdrew  from  the  field,  seemingly  increasing  the  task  of 
Superintendent  Trusdell.  In  many  places  of  business  a  placard  bears  the 
notice  that  the  Relief  and  Aid  Society  is  the  almoner  of  the  firm's  charities. 

The  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  has  played  a  leading  part  in 
Chicago's  charitable  work.  The  tendency  of  late  years  is  toward  club  work, 
and  the  high  steel  building  which  the  association  now  inhabits  entitles  it  to  a 
prominent  place  among  the  athletic  clubs  as  well  as  among  the  religious  and 
charitable  bodies.  Many  a  young  man  owes  his  start  in  life  to  aid  received  at 
the  rear  of  150  Madison  Street. 

Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary. — The  State  of  Illinois,  which  is  so  prodigal  in 
its  charities,  has  located  only  one  of  its  numerous  institutions  in  Chicago. 
This  is  the  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  at  Adams  and  Peoria  streets,  built  about 
the  year  1874.  A  free  dispensary  is  attached,  the  number  of  dispensary 
patients  treated  during  the  year  being  nearly  6,000. 

The  Charities  of  Chicago,  as  represented  in  its  great  eleemosynary  insti- 
tutions, are  munificent  if  it  be  considered  that  their  edifices  were  built  to 
serve  a  city  of  only  800,000  inhabitants.  The  permanently  located  institutions 
in  all  number  nearly  fifty,  and  there  are  over  twenty-five  that  support  beds  for 
the  sick  and  maimed. 

If  we  look  for  the  sources  of  these  great  social  movements  for  the  ameliora- 
tion of  mankind,  we  shall  find  three  things:  1.  Wise  and  intelligent  legis- 
lation and  appropriation  of  public  moneys.  2.  The  dying  bequests  of  citizens, 
desirous  to  perpetuate  their  names,  or  benefit  their  kind,  or  both.  3.  The 
patient  and  devout  imitation  of  Christ  in  the  church.  The  women  of  all  the 
churches,  in  the  total  of  their  endeavors,  offer  a  prodigious  amount  of  aid. 
In  every  congregation  there  is  a  little  circle  of  good-doers,  engaged  in  sending 
flowers  to  the  sick,  adding  one  more  permanent  bed  to  the  wards  of  the  near- 
est hospital,  preparing  bandages,  and  making  regular  visits  of  consolation. 
There  is  a  society  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  in  every  Catholic  parish  in  the  city. 
The  Christian  religion  exerts  a  powerful  moral  effect,  as  revealed  in  these 
practical  efforts  for  the  alleviation  of  distress. 

Our  list  includes  all  the  hospitals  and  homes  that  are  of  sufficient  import- 
ance to  be  visited  by  the  stranger.  The  philanthropist  can  learn  of  auy  that 
are  omitted  by  inquiry  at  almost  any  of  those  named  in  the  catalogue. 


HOSPITALS   AND   CHARITY. 


297 


Hospitals. 


Alexian  Brothers',  559-569  N.  Market  st. 
Augustana,  151  Lincoln  ave. 
Baptist,  Center  st.  cor.  Racine  ave. 
Bennett,  Ada  cor.  Fulton  st. 
Cook  County,  W.  Harrison  cor.  Wood  st. 
Emergency,  192  E.  Superior  st. 
German,  754-756  Larrabee  st. 
Hahnemaun,  2811-3815  Groveland  ave. 
Homeopathic,  S.  Wood  cor.  York  st. 
Illinois  Charitable  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary, 

227  W.  Adams  St. 
Lake  Side,  4147  Lake  ave. 
McMichael  Sanitarium,    The,  3111  Indiana 

ave. 
Marine,   N.    Halsted   st.  near   Lake  Shore 

Drive. 


Maurice  Porter  Memorial  Hospital  for  Chil- 
dren, 606  Fullerton  ave. 

Mercy,  Calumet  ave.  cor.  Twenty -sixth  st. 

Michael  Reese,  Twenty-ninth  st.  cor.  Grove- 
land  ave. 

National  Temperance,  1619  Diversey  ave. 

Presbyterian,  300  S.  Wood  st. 

Provident,  Twenty-ninth  cor.  Dearborn  st. 

St.  Elizabeth's,  Davis  cor.  Le  Moyne  st. 

St.  Joseph's,  360  Garfield  ave. 

St.  Luke's,  1420-1434  Indiana  ave. 

Wesley,  Dearborn  cor.  Twenty -fifth  st. 

Woman's,  Thirty -second  st.  cor.  Rhodes  ave. 

Women  and  Children's,  Paulina  cor.  W. 
Adams  st. 


Homes  and  Asylums. 


Anchorage  Mission  for  Women,  125  Ply- 
mouth pi. 

Chicago  Deaconess  Home,  227  E.  Ohio  st. 

Chicago  Orphan  Asylum,  2228  Michigan  ave. 

Chicago  Nursery  and  Half -Orphan  Asylum, 
855  North  Halsted  st. 

Children's  Home  Society, 41-42. 230  LaSalle  st. 

Church  Home  for  Orphans,  4331  Ellis  ave. 

Church  Home  for  the  Aged,  4327  Ellis  ave. 

Convalescents'  Home,  4333  Ellis  ave. 

Cook  County  Poor  House  and  Insane  Asy- 
lum, Dunning. 

Danish  Lutheran  Children's  Home,  69  Perry 
st. 

Erring  Woman's  Refuge,  5024  Indiana  ave. 

Foundlings'  Home,  114  S.  Wood  st. 

German  Old  People's  Home,  Harlem. 

German  Orphan  Asylum,  Rose  Hill. 

Guardian  Angel  Orphan  Asylum,  High 
Ridge. 

Holy  Family  Orphan  Asylum,  Division  cor. 
Holt  st. 

Home  for  Crippled  Children,  91  Heine 
st.,  Humboldt  Park. 

Home  for  Incurables,  Ellis  ave.  cor.  Fifty- 
sixth  st. 

Home  for  Self-Supporting  Women,  275  In- 
diana st. 

Home  for  the  Aged,  29-31  Twenty-first  st. 

Home  for  the  Aged,  Sheffield  ave.  cor.  Ful- 
lerton ave. 

Home  for  the  Aged,  Harrison  cor.  Throopst. 

Home  for  the  Friendless,  1926  Wabash  ave. 


Home  for  Unemployed  Girls,  Market  cor. 
Elm  st. 

Home  of  Industry,  234-236  Honore  st. 

Home  of  Providence,  Calumet  ave.  cor. 
Twenty-sixth  st. 

House  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Market  cor. 
Hill  st. 

Illinois  Masonic  Orphans'  Home,  447  Carroll 
ave. 

Jewish  Home  for  the  Aged,  Drexel  ave.  cor. 
Sixty-second  st. 

Lincoln  Park  Sanitarium.  Lincoln  Park. 

Margaret  Etter  Creche,  2356  Wabash  ave. 

Martha  Washington  Home,  Western  ave. 
cor.  Graceland  ave. 

Newsboys'  and  Bootblacks'  Home,  1418  Wa- 
bash ave. 

Old  People's  Home,  Indiana  ave.  cor.  Thirty- 
ninth  st. 

Servite  Sisters'  Industrial  Home  for  Girls, 
1396  Van  Buren  st. 

St.  Joseph's  Home,  409  South  May  st. 

St.  Joseph's  Orphan  Asylum,  Thirty-fifth  st. 
cor.  Lake  ave. 

St.  Joseph's  Providence  Orphan  Asylum, 
Crawford  ave.  near  Belmont  ave. 

St.  Vincent's  Infant  Asylum,  191  La  Salle  ave. 

Swedish  Home  of  Mercy,  Bowmanville. 

Uhlich's  Evangelical  Lutheran  Orphan  Asy- 
lum, Burling  cor.  Center  st. 

Washingtonian  Home,  566-572  W.  Madison  st. 

Working  Woman's  Home,  21  S.  Peoria  st. 

Young  Woman's  Christian  Association  Home, 
228  Michigan  ave. . 


MILITARY. 


UNITED    STATES  ARMY— HEADQUARTERS    DEPARTMENT 
OF  THE   MISSOURI. 

Pullman  Building,  S.  W.  Cor.  Michigan  Ave.  and  Adams  Street. 


Major-General  Nelson  A.  Miles,  U.  S.  Army, 
Commanding  Dept. 

Captain  Eli  L.  Huggins,  2d  Cavalry,  Aide- 
de-camp. 

Captain  Francis  Michler,  5th  Cavalry,  Aide- 
de-camp. 

Captain  Marion  P.  Maus,  1st  Infantry,  Aide- 
de-camp. 

Bvt.  Brig.-Gen.  Chauncey  McKeever,  A.  G. 
Dept.,  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 

Colonel  Edward  M.  Heyl,  I.  G.  Dept.,  In- 
spector-General. 

Major  Stephen  W.  Groesbeck,  J.  A.  G.  Dept., 
Judge  Advocate. 

Bvt.  Brig.-Gen.  Judson  D.  Bingham,  Q.  M. 
Dept.,  Chief  Quartermaster. 

Bvt.  Lieut.-Col.  Jeremiah  H.  Gilman,  Sub. 
Dept.,  Chief  Commissary  of  Sub. 

Colonel  Bernard  J.  D.  Irwin,  Med.  Dept., 
Medical  Director. 


Lieut. -Colonel  George  W.  Candee,  Pay  Dept., 
Chief  Paymaster. 

1st  Lieut  Cassius  E.  Gillette,  Corps  Eng'rs, 
Engineer  Officer. 

1st  Lieut.  John  L.  Chamberlin,  1st  Artillery, 
Ordnance  Officer. 

Captain  James  Allen,  Sig.  Corps,  Signal 
Officer. 

Bvt.  Colonel  Edward  B.  Williston,  3d  Artil- 
lery, Inspector  of  Artillery. 

Captain  Frank  D.  Baldwin,  5th  Infantry,  In- 
spector Small  Arms  Practice. 

Captain  Jesse  M.  Lee,  9th  Infantry,  Assist- 
ant to  Inspector-General. 

Major  Amos  S.  Kimball,  Q.  M.  Dept.,  Disb. 
and  Asst.  to  C.  Qr.  Mr. 

Lieut.-Colonel 

Major  George  W.  Baird,  Pay  Dept.,  Pay- 
master. 


OFFICERS   ON   DUTY  WITH    THE   WORLD'S   COLUMBIAN 

EXPOSITION. 

Columbian    Guard. 


Bvt.  Lieut.-Colonel  Edmund  Rice,    5th  In- 
fantry. 

Chaplain  Allen  Allensworth,  24th  Infantry. 
Captain  Daniel  M.  Appel,  Asst.  Surgeon. 
Captain  Walter  S.  Schuyler,  5th  Cavalry. 
Captain  Edward  J.  McClernand,  2d  Cavalry. 
Captain  Frederick  A.  Smith,  12th  Infantry. 
Captain  John  Pitcher,  1st  Cavalry. 
Captain  William  Baird,  6th  Cavalry. 


1st  Lieut.  Mitchell  F.  Jamar,  13th  Infantry. 
1st  Lieut.  James  L.  Wilson,  4th  Artillery. 
1st  Lieut.  Curtis  B.  Hoppin,  2d  Cavalry. 
1st  Lieut.  Robert  F.  Ames,  8th  Infantry. 
1st  Lieut.  Robert  J.  C.  Irvine,  llth  Infantry. 
1st  Lieut.  Stephen  M.  Foote,  4th  Artiltery. 
2d  Lieut.  Guy  H.  Preston,  9th  Cavalry. 
2d  Lieut.  Golden  L'H.  Ruggles,  3d  Artillery. 


.  Government    Exhibit,    Etc. 


Major  Clifton  Comly,  Ordnance  Dept. 
Major  George  M.  Randall,  4th  Infantry. 
Captain  Andrew  H.  Russell,  Ordnance  Dept. 
Captain  John  G.  Bourke,  3d  Cavalry. 


Captain  Richard  E.  Thompson,  Signal  Corps. 
Captain  Charles  H.  Heyl,  23d  Infantry. 
1st  Lieut.  Henry  L.  Harris,  1st  Artillery. 
1st  Lieut.  Alfred  M.  Palmer,  24th  Infantry. 


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MILITARY. 
RECRUITING    OFFICERS. 


299 


Captain  Francis  E.  Pierce,  1st  Infantry,  82 

West  Madison  street. 
Captain  Alfred  Hedberg,  15th  Infantry,  427 

State  street. 


Captain  George  S.   Hoyle,  1st  Cavalry,  10 
South  Clark  street. 


OTHER  OFFICERS  ON  DUTY  IN  CHICAGO,  ETC. 


Colonel  Thomas  C.  Sullivan,  Sub.  Dept., 
Depot  Com.  of  Subsistence,  248-50  Illi- 
nois street. 

Captain  Francis  B.  Jones,  Q.  M.  Dept.,  Con- 
structing Quartermaster,  Fort  Sheridan, 
Illinois. 


Captain  William  L.  Marshall,  Corps  Eng'rs, 
In  charge  of  River  and  Harbor  Improve- 
ments, 2258  Wabash  Avenue. 

2d  Lieut.  Chester  Harding,  Corps  Eng'rs, 
In  charge  of  River  and  Harbor  Improve- 
ments, 2258  Wabash  Avenue. 


ILLINOIS   NATIONAL   GUARD— FIRST    INFANTRY. 


Colonel  Charles  R.  E.  Koch. 
Lieut.-Colonel  Henry  Lathrop  Turner. 
Major  Taylor  Everett  Brown. 
Major  Joseph  Brown  Sanborn. 
Major  Elliott  Durand. 
Major  Henry  Sherry,  Surgeon. 


Captain  Charles  Adams,  Assistant  Surgeon. 
Captain  Hiram  W.  Thomas,  D.  D.,  Chaplain. 
Captain  Eugene  Cox,  Inspector  of  Rifle  Prac- 
tice. 

Captain  William  L.  De  Remer,  Adjutant. 
1st  Lieut.  Adolphus  L.  Bell,  Quartermaster. 


Captains — Companies  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  G,  H,  I,  K,  L,  M. 


A  Captain  Benj.  F.  Patrick,  Jr. 

B  Captain  E.  R.  Oilman. 

C  Captain  Anson  L.  Bolte. 

D  Captain  Joseph  H.  Barnett. 

E  Captain  William  F.  Knoch. 

F  Captain  James  M.  Eddy,  Jr. 


Q  Captain  George  Whittlesey  Bristol. 

H  Captain  Charles  Guy  Bolte. 

I  Captain  Frederic  H.  W.  Chenoweth. 

K  Captain  Willis  J.  Wells. 

L  Captain  Edgar  B.  Tolman. 

M  Captain  Edward  Hall  Switzer. 


First  Lieutenants. 


A  1st  Lieut.  John  G.  Gates. 

B  1st  Lieut.  William  J.  Sanderson. 

C  1st  Lieut.  Charles  V.  Peckham. 

D  1st  Lieut.  Willis  Counselman. 

E  1st  Lieut.  Edgar  Sturges. 

F  1st  Lieut.  Sherman  William  Smith. 


G  1st  Lieut.  William  F.  Rea. 

H  1st  Lieut. 

I  1st  Lieut. 

K  1st  Lieut.  Henry  J.  Moore. 

L  1st  Lieut.  George  H.  Orr. 

M  1st  Lieut.  Henry  Barrett  Chamberlin. 


Second  Lieutenants. 


A  2d  Lieut.  George  K.  Herman. 

B  2d  Lieut. 

C  2d  Lieut.  Dorrell  McGowan. 

D  2d  Lieut.  William  G.  Adkins. 

E  2d  Lieut.  Fred  O.  Moody. 

F  2d  Lieut.  Oliver  D.  Steele. 


G  2d  Lieut. 

H  2d  Lieut.  Charles  U.  Bear. 

I  2d  Lieut.  Edwin  J.  Wight. 

K  2d  Lieut.  Thomas  Willoughby  Cole. 

L  2d  Lieut.  John  S.  Beeler. 

M  2d  Lieut.  James  Harry  Bowra. 


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MILITARY. 


SECOND   INFANTRY. 
Armory,  Curtis  Street  and  Washington  Boulevard. 


Colonel  Louis  S.  Judd. 

Lieut. -Colonel  Wm.  D.  Hotchkiss. 

Major  Frank  Logan. 

Major  Jas.  E.  Stuart. 

Major  Wm.  E.  Hoinville. 


Major  Chas.  F.  Perkins,  Surgeon. 
Captain  C.  W.  Leigh,  Assistant  Surgeon. 
Captain  Geo.  C.  Gobed,  Adjutant. 
1st  Lieut.  F.  W.  Laas,  Quartermaster. 
Chaplain  Eight  Rev.  Samuel  Fallows,  D.  D. 


Captains— Companies  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  G,  H,  I,  K,  L,  M. 


A  Captain  Philip  Samuel. 

B  Captain 

C  Captain  R.  D.  Coy. 

D  Captain  Wm.  A.  Chadwick. 

E  Captain  Wm.  P.  Dusenberry. 

F  Captain  M.  B.  Lehmann. 


G    Captain  Willis  McFeely. 
H    Captain  John  J.  Garrity. 
I     Captain 

K    Captain  Chas.  T.  McCormick. 
L    Captain  E.  G.  Bowen. 
M    Captain  Wm.  B.  Alexander. 


Lieutenants. 


A  Lieut.  Edgar  C.  Rosa. 

B  Lieut.  George  I.  Meehan. 

C  Lieut. 

D  Lieut.  Jas.  J.  Butler. 

E  Lieut.  Geo.  C.  Greenburg. 

F  Lieut.  Martin  Clasby. 


G  Lieut.  Jno.  W.  McConnell. 

H  Lieut.  Elmer  E.  Beede. 

I  Lieut.  Wm.  H.  Hutchinson. 

K  Lieut.  Albin  A.  Benning. 

L  Lieut.  Elbert  B.  Eddy. 

M  Lieut.  Edward  E.  Allen. 


BATTERY   D,    FIRST   ARTILLERY. 

Armory,  Michigan  Avenue,  between  Madison  and  Monroe  Streets. 


Captain  E.  P.  Tobey. 
1st  Lieut.  F.  S.  Allen. 


Senior  2d  Lieut.  Alfred  Russell. 
Junior  2d  Lieut.  William  Austin. 


HIBERNIAN    RIFLES. 

(7th  Regiment  Infantry,  Illinois  National  Guard.) 
Headquarters,  Michigan  Avenue  Armory. 


Colonel  Francis  T.  Colby. 
Lieut.-Colonel  James  F.  Lusk. 
Adjutant  Thomas  F.  Kelly. 
Inspector  Rifle  Practice  Garrett  J.  Carroll. 


Quartermaster  Thomas  Murphy. 
Surgeon  Thomas  F.  O'Malley,  M.  D. 
Chaplain  Rev.  John  P.  Dore. 


Captains — Companies  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  G,  H,  I. 


A  Captain  John  Hayden. 

B  Captain  Michael  Punch. 

C  Captain  Michael  D.  Sullivan. 

D  Captain  Jeremiah  O'Hern. 

E  Captain  Daniel  Moriarty. 


F  Captain  Charles  Murray. 

G  Captain  Patrick  M.  Boggan. 

H  Captain  William  J.  Carroll. 

I  Captain  Edward  J.  McArdle. 


CONSULS  IN  CHICAGO. 


Argentine  Republic,  P.  S.  Hudson,  195  Van 

Buren  st. 
Austria-Hungary,  Henry  Claussenius,  78-80 

Fifth  ave. 

Belgium,  Charles  Henrotin,  169  Dearborn  st. 
Chile,  Bernardo  Eichehnan,  Vice-Consul,  298 

Dearborn  st. 

Denmark,  Otto  A.  Dreir,  209  Fremont  st. 
France,  Edmond  Bruwaert,  Room   601,  56 

Fifth  ave. 
German  Empire,  Dr.  Karl  Buenz,  Randolph, 

N.  W.  cor.  Dearborn  st. 
Great   Britain,    Col.  James  Hayes  Sadler, 

Room  4,  72  Dearborn  st. 
Greece,    Charles    L.  Hutchinson,    Rookery 

Building. 


Italy,  Conte   V.  Manassero   di   Costigliole, 

Room  1,  56  Fifth  ave. 
Mexico,    Felipe   Berrizobel,    Room   30,    120 

Washington  st. 
Netherlands  (The),  George  Birkhoff,  Jr.,  85 

Washington  st. 

Peru,  Charles  H.  Sergei,  350  Dearborn  st. 

Russia,  M.  H.  de  Thai,  Hyde  Park  Hotel, 
Fifty-first  st. 

Spain,  Hobart  Chatfield  Chatfleld-Taylor,  115 
Monroe  st. 

Switzerland,  A.  Holinger,  167  Washington  st. 

Turkey,  Charles  Henrotin,  Consul-General ; 
C.  Sursock-Effendi,  Consul,  169  Dear- 
born st. 


CHICAGO  CYCLING  CLUBS. 


s,  174  Evergreen  ave. 
Ashland,  Washington  boul.  cor.  Page  st. 
Calumet,  257  Clybourn  ave. 
Chicago,  Fifty-seventh  st.  and  Lake  ave. 
Chicago  Racing  Wheelmen,  1007  Ogden  ave. 
Columbia,  4168  Drexel  boul. 
Columbia  Wheelmen,  343  N.  Division  st. 
Cook  County  Wheelmen,  729  W.  Monroe  st. 
Englewood,  Sixty -fifth  st.  near  Wentworth 

ave. 

Farragut,  3016  Lake  ave. 
First  National  Bank,   First  National  Bank 

Building. 

Grand  Crossing,  Grand  Crossing. 
Illinois,  1068  Washington  boul. 
Kenwood  Road  Club,  Kenwood. 
Lake  View,  Lake  View. 
Lincoln,  1  Ogden  Front. 
Lyon  &  Healy,  N.  W.  cor.  State  and  Monroe 

sts. 

May  wood,  May  wood. 
Minnette,  1044  W.  Monroe  st. 
North  Chicago  Wheelmen,    35   Baxter   st., 

Lake  View. 


Oak  Park,  Oak  Park  boul.  and  Prairie  ave. 

Plzen,  856  Ashland  ave. 

Prairie  State,  110  W.  Washington  st. 

Pullman,  Pullman,  The  Arcade. 

Ravens  wood,  Wilson  and    W.  Ravenswood 

Park  aves. 

The  Viking,  cor.  North  and  Clybourn  aves. 
Washington  Heights,  Washington  Heights. 
West  Division  High  School,  West  Division 

High  School. 
Wicker  Park,  Wicker  Park. 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  CYCLING  CLUBS. 

Englewood,  Princeton  ave.  and  Sixty- 
third  st. 

Garfield  Boulevard",  Fifty-fifth  st.  and  Shields 
ave. 

German,  758  Larrabee  st. 

Madison  Street,  148  Madison  st. 

Ravenswood,  Wilson  and  E.  Ravenswood 
Park  aves. 

South  Chicago,  South  Chicago. 

West  Side  Department,  Paulina  and  Madi- 
son sts. 


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THE  WORLD'S  COLUMBIAN  EXPOSITION. 


The  Chicago  which  has  been  described  and  portrayed  on  the  preceding 
pages — with  its  startling  extent  of  territory,  its  nuclei  of  business  houses— first 
at  Twelfth  Street,  Chicago  Avenue,  Halsted  Street;  next  at  Milwaukee  Avenue 
and  Halsted,  Blue  Island  Avenue  and  Halsted,  Archer  Avenue  and  State 
Street,  Clybourn  Avenue  and  Chicago  Avenue;  and  so  on  in  enlarging  circles, 
until  finally  the  circumference  runs  through  Lake  View,  Irving  Park,  Oak 
Park,  Lawndale,  and  far  south  of  Englewood  and  Jackson  Park — this  gigantic 
Chicago  culminates  in  the  universal  commemoration  of  the  voyage  and  discov- 
ery of  Columbus.  The  prodigious  effort  made  by  the  city  to  win  the  approval 
of  all  nations  has  resulted  in  a  display  that  not  only  secures  that  laudable 
object,  but  astonishes  mankind  as  well;  and  the  World's  Columbian  Exposi- 
tion, spreading  from  the  Art  Institute  to  the  Forestry  Building,  reaching  from 
the  lake  shore  to  the  Nursery  Exhibit  at  Washington  Park,  on  Midway  Plai- 
sance,  calls  upon  the  world  to  witness  the  magic  progress  of  the  arts  and 
sciences  toward  the  end  of  this  century. 

Marvels. — It  was  said  in  New  York  City  and  Europe  that  it  would  be 
impossible  to  carry  exhibits  as  far  inland  as  Lake  Michigan.  The  answer  to 
that  comment  may  be  seen  in  Krupp's  own  building  at  Jackson  Park,  where  a 
cannon  weighing  124  tons  is  exhibited  after  a  rapid  and  prosperous  journey 
from  Essen,  Germany.  In  (he  Government  Building  is  another  implement  of 
warfare  nearly  as  large.  At  a  height  of  130  feet,  on  the  towers  of  the  Ferris 
Wheel,  there  is  placed  the  largest  steel  shaft  ever  cast.  In  Machinery  Hall, 
covering  an  area  of  780,000  square  feet,  against  its  whole  southern  side,  the 
eighty  boilers  of  engines,  aggregating  27,000  horse-power,  are  under  full  steam, 
and  the  Allis  engine  exceeds  all  other  motors.  On  a  tower  of  the  Electricity 
Building  is  a  flash-light,  which,  when  cast  on  the  midnight  zenith,  emits  a 
shaft  of  light  that  may  be  seen  at  Aurora,  a  truly  wonderful  spectacle.  On 
the  east  of  the  lagoon,  diminished  and  made  less  terrifying  by  its  semblance 
of  a  house,  stands  the  hollow  mountain  called  the  Manufactures  Building; 
and  this  is  the  largest  building  ever  erected.  Its  arched  hall,  over  1,000  feet 
long,  over  260  feet  high,  over  360  feet  wide — covering  1,328,000  square  feet  of 
space — is  but  an  incident  of  the  construction;  for  an  area  of  thirty-one  acres 
has  been  floored  with  two-inch  matched  narrow  boards,  and  above,  some 
fifteen  acres.  The  floor  has  two  stages  or  stories.  The  erection  of  the  central 
arches,  the  wilderness  of  iron  out  of  which  their  handsome  frames  and  network 
were  woven,  the  car-loads  of  nails,  the  train  loads  of  glass,  the  dedication  audi- 
ence of  150,000  people,  with  a  chorus  of  5,000  voices  and  5,000  distinguished 

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THE  WORLD'S  COLUMBIAN  EXPOSITION.  303 

guests,  and  -finally  the  villages  of  shops  on  the  floor— these  prodigies  are  now 
a  part  of  Chicago's  history. 

The  vistas  down  the  watery  expanses  of  the  Exposition,  where  150  acres 
are  roofed,  under  bridges  and  beneath  the  most  ornate  facades — these  trans- 
formations of  the  morass  of  two  years  ago  are  without  equal  in  the  records 
of  landscape  engineering.  And  if  it  be  remarked,  in  gazing  on  the  lavish  and 
original  decoration  of  the  Agricultural  Building  and  MacMonnies'  Fountain, 
that  all  this  magnificence  is  but  temporary,  it  may  be  answered  that  so  were 
the  Parthenon,  the  Temples  of  Baalbec,  the  Hall  of  Columns  at  Karnak,  the 
Capitol  at  Rome;  and  if  the  ancients,  lovers  of  beauty  as  they  were,  had  any 
view  or  vista  that  excelled  the  scenes  at  the  Columbian  Exposition,  history  in 
telling  its  tale  has  unjustly  forgotten  their  glory.  It  is  said  that  the  five 
largest  buildings  of  the  world  are  all  in  Chicago — the  Manufactures,  Machinery 
Hall,  the  Masonic  Temple,  the  Auditorium,  and  the  Monadnock.  Of  these, 
the  most  beautiful  is  Machinery  Hall.  Behind  the  other  constructions  in  time 
of  completion,  it  at  hist  rose  majestically,  an  angel  standing  on  every  pinnacle, 
a  huge  edifice  without  a  blemish,  which  the  severest  critic  might  view  with 
satisfaction.  Beautiful  on  every  side,  everywhere  ornate  without  loss  of  indi- 
viduality, it  is  itself  a  wonder  of  the  world,  an  expression  of  our  present 
wealth  and  public  generosity. 

This  brief  resume  deals  with  the  conspicuous  edifices  and  constructions  in 
an  assemblage  of  128  prominent  buildings— the  number  of  separate  buildings 
in  the  Park  being  400 — and  ere  we  leave  the  subject  we  should  notice  the 
exquisite  grace  and  symmetry  of  the  Fine  Arts  Building,  a  vision  of  pure 
Greek  architecture;  the  Woman's  Building,  in  the  Italian  Renaissance;  and  the 
Art  Palace,  where  the  architect  has  made  an  Ionic  temple,  adding  to  it  the 
dome  which  the  ancients  had  not  learned  to  fashion.  This  dome,  so  well  con- 
ceived as  an  Ionic  embellishment,  standing  so  simply  over  the  beautiful  pedi- 
ments and  portals  of  the  building,  has  been  hailed  by  architects  and  artists  as 
an  added  beauty  to  the  Exposition,  and  it  is  certain  that  the  approach  to  the 
Art  Palace  by  water  through  the  lagoons  will  be  considered  one  of  the  most 
attractive  spectacles  of  the  Fail1.  Rising  out  of  the  ground,  precisely  analo- 
gous to  the  scene  in  Yucatan,  are  the  sculptured  ruins  of  a  forgotten  race. 
Across  the  pylons  cry  unheard  the  unknown  letters  of  unknown  scholars,  yet 
this  display  of  their  inscriptions  may  and  probably  will  lead  to  some  decipher- 
ment. Thus  have  we  come  to  remold  the  past,  and  in  the  Monastery  of 
Rabida,  likewise  remolded  and  set  up  on  the  shores  of  Michigan,  we  see  the 
very  footprints  of  Columbus  and  Juan  Perez — the  c<  11s  for  the  brothers,  the 
little  court  where  the  heat  of  noonday  did  not  penetrate,  the  chapel  where 
devotion  was  a  pleasure  almost  divine.  The  world  has  recorded  the  names  of 
all  the  relics  that  repose  wiihiu  the  walls  of  the  newer  Rabida — the  maps  and 


304  THE  WORLD'S  COLUMBIAN  EXPOSITION. 

charts — that  chart  by  which  Columbus  sailed  for  Cipango — the  treasures  of 
the  Vatican  and  the  Escurial. 

Chicago  will  still  boast  that  her  son  Gray,  who  first  used  the  \vordtelephone 
among  us,  and  transmitted  vocal  sound  by  wire  in  1875,  now  vindicates  his 
genius  by  the  display  of  the  telautograph.  In  the  Electricity  Building  may  be 
seen  this  pen- writing,  which  dots  an  i  and  crosses  a  t,  or  returns  to  erase  a 
written  word;  and  the  hand  which,  as  it  were,  guides  this  pen  may  be  in  another 
city.  In  this  building,  too,  may  be  seen  Edison's  kinetograph,  another  elec- 
trical wonder  of  the  Fair,  where  you  are  to  gaze  through  a  peep-hole  and  see 
the  motions,  the  pantomime,  of  a  man  by  photograph,  and  hear  his  voice  by 
phonograph  at  one  and  the  same  time.  Think  of  100,000  yards  of  bunting 
and  10,000  statues !  You  will  be  asked  to  inspect  every  foot  of  a  farm  of 
200  acres,  all  roofed  and  roomed  off,  each  room  striving  to  detain  you  during 
your  whole  visit  to  Chicago.  You  are  to  visit  the  structures  on  the  Midway 
Plaisance,  such  as  those  of  Algeria  and  Tunis,  with  many  buildings;  the 
Austrian  Village,  about  twenty  buildings;  Captive  Balloon,  Chinese  Village  and 
Theater,  Dahomey  Village,  Diamond  Match  Company,  Ferris  Wheel,  German 
Village,  over  thirty  buildings;  Hagenbeck  Animal  Show,  Hungarian  National 
Orpheum,  Irish  Industries,  Irish  Village,  nine  structures;  Ice  Railway,  Japan- 
ese Bazaar,  Libbey  Glass  Company,  Moorish  Palace,  Natatorium,  International 
Dress  and  Costume  Company,  Persian  concession,  Panorama  of  the  Bernese 
Oberland,  Panorama  of  the  Volcano  of  Kilauea,  Model  of  St.  Peter's,  Venice 
Murano  Company,  Vienna  Caf 6,  the  Workingman's  Home,  etc.  Here  you  will 
walk  among  Esquimaux,  Turks,  Persians,  Kanakas,  Javanese,  Egyptians, 
Japanese,  Chinese,  and  Ethiopians,  along  an  avenue  of  separate  splendors, 
where  glass  is  cut,  spun,  and  woven,  where  Mohammedans  go  to  their  prayers 
in  mosques,  where  beautiful  minarets  recall  the  encomiums  of  oriental  travel- 
ers. At  last  you  are  to  recall  the  colossal  expense  of  this  World's  Festival. 

Cost. — The  city  of  Chicago  gave  $5,000,000  in  bonds,  which  are  to  draw 
interest  for  years;  the  citizens,  including  great  numbers  of  wage-earners,  sub- 
scribed nearly  $6,000,000;  Congress  has  given  and  loaned  what  has  amounted 
to  nearly  $7,000,000;  the  nations  of  the  Old  World  have  donated  about 
$6,000,000;  the  States  have  appropriated  over  $1,500,000,  their  total  exhibits 
exceeding  $6,000,000,  and  the  Exposition  Company  has  raised  over  $4,000,000 
on  bonds.  Here,  then,  we  must  consider  the  overwhelming  fact  that  the  scenes 
in  Jackson  Park  and  Midway  Plaisance,  outside  of  its  expense  to  the  exhibitor 
and  the  visitor,  have  cost  about  $30,000,000.  And  yet,  if  we  be  inclined 
to  doubt  the  wisdom  of  an  extravagance  so  unprecedented,  let  us  contrast  on 
one  hand  the  happiness  to  be  gained  with  this  display,  and  on  the  other  hand 
the  sorrow  and  the  misery  attending  many  an  unrighteous  and  more  costly 
war  in  history.  This  is  a  lesson  of  peace,  costing  $30,000,000;  it  ought  to 
be  worth  one  hundred  billions  of  war.  To  pack,  unpack,  carry  and  set  up 


THE  WOELD'S  COLUMBIAN  EXPOSITION.  805 

the  exhibits  of  the  Fair,  have  required  about  $3,000,000.  All  cases  transported 
across  seas  were  lined  with  heavy  sheet  lead.  As  many  as  15,000  men  were 
at  work  in  the  grounds  on  one  day. 

Items. — The  paint  was  put  on  by  machinery.  The  exhibits  were  handled 
by  a  machine  familiarly  called  the  "  willobus-wollobus,"  acting  in  an  almost 
human  way,  with  the  strength  of  a  locomotive.  There  is  a  map  in  the  Trans- 
portation Building  40  feet  long  by  30  high.  The  first  locomotive  to  reach 
Chicago  (by  schooner)  is  there;  the  first  Pullman  car;  the  locomotive  "Gen- 
eral," celebrated  in  the  Andrews  raid  of  the  Civil  War,  is  there;  the  exhibit  of 
Stumm,  friend  of  the  German  Emperor,  in  the  Mines,  will  overshadow  any 
American  display  of  iron.  Its  obelisks  made  of  sections  of  I-beams;  its  foliage 
of  bar-iron  and  piping,  its  portal  of  tubing,  will  attract  the  eye,  to  the  prej- 
udice of  other  exhibits.  Under  the  dome  of  Horticultural  Hall  is  a  grotto 
leading  to  a  reproduction  of  the  Black  Hills  cave,  where  stalactites  and  stalag- 
mites will  sparkle  under  electric  lights,  and,  outside  the  cave,  Australian 
"elkhorn"  fungi,  French  shrubbery,  and  blooming  flowers  will  make  the  stay 
delightful.  On  one  Sunday,  before  the  opening,  18,000  people  went  through 
the  hot-houses  of  this  building.  The  Wisconsin  monolith  is  115  feet  long — 
or  larger  than  the  Egyptians  or  Assyrians  cut  at  Thebes,  Memphis,  or  Baalbec. 
Three  remarkable  domes  will  be  seen — the  most  beautiful  one,  outside  and  in, 
being  that  of  the  Administration  Building;  the  most  interesting,  the  Gov- 
ernment, because  it  holds  a  section  of  the  California  redwood  tree;  the  other, 
the  dome  of  Illinois,  which  commands  the' en  tire  Fair. 

Fatigue. — Should  the  visitor  become  fatigued  on  account  of  the  strain  upon 
the  mind,  rather  than  on  the  body,  frequent  refreshment  can  not  fail  to  be  ben- 
eficial, so  that  a  liberal  policy  in  this  regard  will  become  a  positive  economy. 
In  making  arrangements  to  visit  the  Fair,  count  on  exceeding  the  ordinary 
stay,  as  it  may  be  difficult  and  often  unwise  to  leave  at  the  moment  orig- 
inally intended,  in  view  of  the  many  attractions  of  the  Exposition. 

Apartments. — As  this  Guide  should  be  sufficient  to  guard  the  reader 
against  extortion  by  landlords,  so  the  Guides  prepared  especially  for  the  Fair 
by  Messrs.  Rand  &  McNally  will  conduct  the  visitor  through  all  its  scenes  and 
departments  with  least  loss  of  time  and  money.  It  is  the  advice  of  doctors 
that  visitors  should  take  long  journeys  away  from  the  grounds,  in  order  to  dis- 
tract the  mind  from  its  unwonted  excitement,  and  for  this  purpose  accommo- 
dations for  hundreds  of  thousands  of  travelers  have  been  prepared. 

Security  to  person  and  property. — Respecting  protection  to  visitors, 
extraordinary  precautions  have  been  taken  to  secure  to  the  public  and  to 
exhibitors  the  largest  freedom,  together  with  immunity  from  annoyances  likely 
to  occur  in  the  assemblage  of  vast  multitudes.  The  Columbian  Guard, 
especially  trained  for  the  occasion,  will  be  supplemented  by  efficient  corps  of 
the  most  skillful  detectives,  guides,  and  watchmen.  This  force  can  easily  be 
80 


306  THE  WORLD'S  COLUMBIAN  EXPOSITION. 

increased  to  3,000  if  necessary,  and  is  under  the  command  of  officers  detailed 
by  the  War  Department. 

Trains  will  run  from  Ogden  and  Western  avenues  to  the  grounds,  and  all 
persons  going  south  of  Madison  Street  and  west  of  Ashland  Avenue  should 
adopt  this  route  to  avoid  the  heart  of  the  city  in  the  busy  hours.  The  lake 
steamers  will  sail  from  both  down-town  and  Lincoln  Park.  The  Illinois  Cen- 
tral will  carry  people  to  best  advantage,  as  it  has  prepared  hundreds  of  special 
cars,  which  can  not  be  overcrowded.  There  will  be  trains  from  the  Van  Buren 
Street  Station.  The  Elevated  road  is  to  enter  the  park,  and  those  who  are  so 
fortunate  as  to  get  on  board  will  have  the  pleasantest  ride.  The  cable-cars,  on 
two  branches,  particularly  the  Cottage  Grove  lines,  which  reach  both  the  main 
park  and  Midway  Plaisance,  will  charge  but  a  nickel,  and  the  remaining  means 
of  reaching  the  Fair  are  by  carriage  or  other  conveyance.  The  West  Side, 
meanwhile,  has  pursued  its  old-time  policy  of  opposing  elevated  roads,  and 
finds  even  its  Blue  Island  Avenue  cable,  so  long  in  process  of  building,  a  mere 
project.  The  inadequacy  of  West  and  North  Side  transportation  has  led  to 
the  astonishing  spread  of  hotel-building  south  of  Fiftieth  Street.  Transporta- 
tion inside  the  grounds  is  amply  provided  for  by  the  Intramural  Railway,  with 
nine  stations.  It  can  not  be  possible  that  Chicago  will  not  be  able  to  entertain 
properly  all  who  may  come;  and  as  for  food-supplies,  if  there  shall  be  a 
scarcity,  it  must  fall  on  the  people  who  do  not  come,  because  this  is  the  entre- 
pot of  the  Mississippi  Valley,  and  the  train-loads  of  provisions  need  not  go  out 
if  all  can  be  eaten  here.  Lake  Michigan  is  here  to  drink,  and  no  better  water 
exists  on  earth. 

Taken  in  detail  and  in  its  entirety,  the  Columbian  Exposition  eclipses  all 
previous  celebrations  of  the  world's  progress  in  what  is  most  conducive  to  the 
education,  welfare,  and  happiness  of  mankind.  The  site  chosen  is  ideal  and 
full  of  inspiration;  the  separate  exhibits  represent  the  latest  achievements  of 
human  toil  and  genius;  the  occasion  marks  the  anniversary  of  an  epoch  in  the 
history  of  discovery  which  revolutionized  the  thoughts  of  men,  widened  infin- 
itely the  scope  and  purpose  of  philanthropic  action,  and  sealed  with  a  fiat 
greater  than  that  of  kings  the  fortune,  not  the  fate,  of  republican  liberty. 

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mation. Chicago  has  been  shown  as  was  never  before  in  print.  To  the  doubter 
at  home,  our  Graphic  Maps  and  accurate  figures  may  be  shown,  and  to  the 
visitor  no  other  guide  will  be  necessary.  Because  we  have,  with  equal  fidelity, 
devoted  companion- works  to  the  subject  of  the  Exposition,  to  which  we  con- 
fidently recommend  the  readers  of  this  present  volume,  we  have  undertaken 
here  only  a  desultory  reference  to  a  subject  so  large  that  it  could  not  be  neg- 
lected, nor  could  it  in  its  magnitude  be  added  to  this  Guide. 


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INDEX  TO  GENERAL  MAPS. 


Explanatory. 

The  letters  and  figures  following  the  names  of  streets  are  given  to  ascertain  their  location  on 
the  map.  Take,  for  example,  Aberdeen,  N-23. 

On  each  side  of  the  map  are  figures  reading  downward,  and  along  the  margin,  top  and  bot- 
tom, are  the  letters  of  the  alphabet,  reading  from  left  to  right.  N-23  refers  to  that  point  on  the 
map  where  lines,  if  drawn  from  23  to  23  east  and  west,  and  from  N  to  N  north  and  south,  would 
intersect  each  other  at  right  angles;  Aberdeen  would  be  found  at  such  intersection. 

In  this  way  any  place  or  building  in  the  city  may  be  located,  if  two  intersecting  streets  in  the 
vicinity  are  known.  For  example:  The  West  Division  Water  Tower  and  Pumping  Station  are  at 
Twenty-second  street  and  Ashland  avenue.  In  the  street  directory  it  will  be  found  that  Ashland 
avenue  is  noted  as  M-30.  Referring  on  the  map  to  the  letter  M,  and  drawing  a  line  to  the  level 
of  the  figure  30  at  the  sides  of  the  map,  it  will  be  found  that  this  avenue  runs  north  and  south, 
merging  into  North  Ashland  avenue  at  Randolph  street.  Twenty-second  street  may  be  traced  in 
the  same  way  and  the  intersection  found. 


ave Avenue. 

boul Boulevard. 

ct Court. 

fr Prom. 


Abbreviations. 

N North. 

pi Place. 

rd Road. 

S South. 


sq Square. 

W West. 


STREETS    AND    AVENUES. 


A    

M  17 

Aldine  .. 

..O  14 

Argyle  

.M  10 

Ashland  Ct  

...M  21 

Abbott  Ct 

O  15 

Aldine      

R  30 

Argyle  Ave  

.Y  54 

Ashton 

.  ..J  44 

N  23 

Aldine  Sq  

.  .R  30 

Arizona  Ave  .... 

.D  16 

Astor       

...Q  19 

Aberdeen  Ave  — 
Ada 

..Y  54 
M  22 

Alexander 

P  27 

Arlington 

.M  11 

Atlantic 

P  35 

Alexander  Ave.. 
Alice  Ave  

.N  12 
.V  55 

Arlington  PI.   ... 

.O  16 

Atlantic  Ave. 

..H  37 

Ada,  N 

.M  22 

Armida  Ave  
Armin  Ave.     .   .  . 

K  47 
.L    8 

Attica  

...N  29 

P  23 

Alice  Ct. 

K  18 

Attrill  . 

J  17 

B  12 

Alice  PI  

..J  17 

Armitage  Ave  
Armitage  Ct  

..I  18 
.  I  18 

Aubert  Ave.  .  .  . 

....J  12 

Adam  s  Ave  ... 

T  40 

Allen  Ave  

..H  15 

Auburn  .... 

.  .  .  N  29 

Adams  W 

K  23 

Allen  Ave 

.W  51 

Armour  

.M  21 

Auburn  Ave. 

..O  41 

B    9 

Almond  

.  .K  24 

Armour  Ave  

..P  26 

Augusta  

...  K  20 

K  14 

M  26 
.   K  27 

Artesian  Ave  

..J  22 

Augusta  W 

.  .  E  20 

Addison  Ave  
Addison  Terrace. 

..T  38 
.U  44 
K  14 

Ambrose  

Artesian  Ave  
Arthington  
Arthur  

..J  41 
.M  24 

.O  26 

Austin  

..  a  14 

H  12 

Ans'in  Ave  
Austin  Ave. 

A    9 
...B  16 

Andrews  Ave  

..P  52 

N  22 

Adelaide  Ct 

F  27 

Arthur  Ave. 

.X  41 

M  21 

J  31 

Ann,  N 

.  N  22 

Ash    

.  b  13 

Ave.  A     

...  .Z  50 

AdelheidAre.... 

..F  14 
.  .F  14 

K  14 

Ash  .  .. 

..J  29 

Ave  B           ... 

U  41 

Anthony  Ave 
Arboretum,  The  . 
Arbour  PI 

..T  40    Ashford  Ave.   ... 
,.L  45    Ashkum  Ave  
M  22     Ashland      

.E  18 
.W  45 
.K  24 

Ave.  B  

.  ...Z  46 

N  10 

Ave.  C  

...U  41 

O  19 

Ave.  C  

.   .Z  46 

.  I  24 

Arcade  Ct  

..P  23 

Ashland  Ave.  .  .  . 
Ashland  Ave  
Ashland  Ave.,  N. 
Ashland  boul.  .  . 

.E  11 
.M  12 
.M  20 
.M  26 

Ave.  D  

....Z  47 

Albany  Ave.,N.. 

..I  22 

..I  42 

M  28 

Ave.  E  

Z  47 

Archer  Ave    .  .  . 

.  .K  30 

Ave.  F  
Ave.  G  .  .  . 

.  .  .  Z  47 
....Z  47 

Albert  .  . 

.MS6 

Ardmore  Ave  — 

..N    8 

(810) 


INDEX  TO   GENERAL   MAPS. 


311 


Ave.  H  

.Z  47 

Berwyn  Ave  N    9 

Brackett  O  37 

Carlson                    Q  51 

Ave.  I  

.Z  48 

Best  Ave.         N  16 

Bradley                    M  19 

Caroline  Ave           M  44 

Ave.  J  

.Y  47 

Bethuel  G  26 

Bradley  PI  ...         N  13 

Carondelet              X  50 

Ave.  K  

.Y  47 

Better  N  24 

Brand       .                L  16 

Carpenter                N  22 

Ave.  L  

.Y  47 

Beveridge  Ave  V  38 

Brand                       O  35 

Carpenter                N  36 

Ave.  M  

.Y  47 

Beverly  Ct               K  43 

Carpenter  N          N  21 

Ave.  N  

.Y  50 

Bickerdike  ...        M.  21 

Ave.  O  

.Y  50 

Bickerdike  Ave      .U  42 

Breslau                   .K  17 

Carroll                      G  15 

Avers  Ave  

.G  21 

Bickerdike  Sq  M  21 

Briar  PI  O  15 

Carroll  Ave             K  22 

Avers  Ave  

G  34 

Bingham   J  17 

Brigham  L  19 

Gary  Ave                 8  40 

Avers  Ave  

.G  28 

Binzo  L  17 

Bristol         P  82 

Cass                          Q  21 

Avon  Ave  

J  37 

Birch  .          .            K  24 

Bristol  Ave              F  20 

Castello  Ave           K  17 

Avon  PI  

•tr   OQ 

Birch  Ave  V  55 

Broad  .        .          .M  28 

Castello  Ave            G  16 

Avondale  Ave  — 
Ayres  Ct  

..I  14 
.M  21 

Birkhoff  Ave  O  42 
Bishop  M  34 

Brompton  Ave  O  14 
Bronson  M  33 

Castello  Ave  G  17 
Castle  F  20 

Bishop  Ct  M  22 

Brookfleld  Ave  M  35 

CiitalpaPl  I  17 

Bismarck  Ave...   .Y  54 

Brooks  Ave  T  40 

Catalpha                 M  12 

Bismarck  Ct  M  21 

Broom     L  21 

Catherine                H  20 

B  

.M  17 

Bissell  N  18 

Bross  Ave  J  29 

Cedar  G  40 

Baker  

.M  39 

Bissell         O  35 

Brown          N  25 

Cedar                       P  36 

Baker  Ave  

P  10 

Bissell  Ave  U  42 

Brunswick  Ave       H  15 

Cedar                      O  20 

Baker  Ave  

.O  32 

Bissell  Ave  W  39 

Bryant  R  30 

Cedar.      ..               X  49 

Baldwin  

K    8 

Bitter  Sweet  PI  .  .  O  12 

Bryn  Mawr  Ave.  .  .  M    9 

Centennial  Ct          L  21 

Baldwin  

L  21 

Bixby  PI  M  21 

Buchanan  H  32 

Center                     C  11 

Baldwin  Ave..  . 

.U  40 

Blackhawk  O  19 

Buckingham  PL...  O  14 

Central  Ave            A  18 

Ball  PI  

L  44 

Blackwell  P  26 

Buell  Ave  U  43 

Central  Ave  B  12 

Ballou  

.H  17 

Elaine       ..  J  27 

Buena  Ave.          .  N  12 

Central  Ave            Q  22 

Balmoral  Ave..  . 

.  L    9 

Blaine  Ave  B    9 

BuenaPk.  Ter  ...N  12 

Central  Ave  .           V  42 

Baltimore  Ave  

-X  42 

Elaine  Ct  M  23 

Buena  Vista  PI  O  27 

Central  Park  Ave.  G  17 

Banks  

.  Q  19 

Blair  O  26 

BuffaloAve  .           Y  43 

Central  Park  Ave  .  .  H  26 

Barber  

O  25 

Blake   K  30 

Buffalo  Ave  Y  55 

Central  Park  Ave.. 

Barclay  

..I  20 

Blanch.           .        M  36 

Bunker  .                  O  24 

N  H  21 

Barkley  Ave  

.X  49 

Blanchard  Ave.        J  30 

BurchellAve.  ..      1  16 

Central  Park  Boul  .  .1  21 

Barry  Ave. 

U  15 

Blanchard  Ave        J  37 

Burling        .            O  18 

Centre                     F  12 

Bartlett  Ave  

H  19 

Blanchard  Ave.  ..M86 

Burlington  O  26 

Centre  L  10 

Basil  Ave  

I  13 

Blanchard  PI           Q  27 

Burnett  K  20 

Centre   ..               M  13 

Basil  Ave  

I  18 

Blanche                  M  19 

Burnside                   P  40 

Centre  N  17 

Bateman  

.F  14 

Bliss   N  20 

Burnside  Ave  R  44 

Centre    O  15 

Bates  

P  25 

Bloom                       L  30 

Burtis        .               K  83 

Centre              .       Q  55 

Bauwans  

.L  19 

Bloomingdale  Rd..L  18 

Burton  PI  P  19 

Centre  Ave  B  11 

Baxter  

N  15 

Blucher  L  19 

Bush  Ave  V  55 

Centre  Ave...          H  15 

Bay  son        

.P  19 

Blucher                    N  15 

Butler        ..             O  30 

Centre  Ave.               115 

Beach  

P  24 

Blue  Island  Ave.  .  -  M  26 

Butler  Ave  F  27 

Centre  Ave  N  24 

Beach  Ave.... 

H  19 

Blue  Island  Rd       P  52 

Byford  Ave          .  H  25 

Centre  Ave         ..  N  38 

Beacon  .... 

M  11 

Boardman                K  30 

Byrne  II  15 

Centre  Ave            .  X  49 

Beethoven  PI 

P  19 

Boardman  PI..        M  16 

Byron  L  13 

Centre  Ave.,  N  .  .  N  21 

Belden  Ave.  . 

C  17 

Bol  den  wick  Ave  ..F  14 

Byron  Ave  I  17 

Chamberlin    .     ...F  15 

Belden  Ave. 

.H  17 

Bolvin  Ave..             B  35 

Chambers  Ave  ....  X  49 

Belden  Ave 

M  17 

Champlain              K  30 

Belden  PI  

O  17 

Bond                    ..  .E  18 

C  M  17 

Champlain  Ave.   ..R  32 

Belder  Ave  

.E  17 

Bond        G  25 

Calhoun  Ave  W  48 

Champlain  Ave  R  40 

Belknap.  .  .. 

N  24 

Bond                        G  40 

Calhoun  PI  P  22 

Chanay  J  17 

Bell  Ave.  . 

K  45 

Bond  Ave  W  39 

California  Ave  I  38 

Chapin  H  14 

Bella  Ave  

F  20 

Bonfleld  N  28 

California  Ave  I  40 

Chapin  M  20 

Belle  Plaine  Ave 

K  12 

Bonney  Ave             G  23 

California  Ave.  .  .  J  24 

Charles  M  46 

Bellevue  PI  

Q  20 

Bonney  Ave....      G  34 

California  Ave,  N  J  19 

Charles  O  23 

Belmont  Ave.  . 

K  11 

Boomer                     P  31 

Calumet  Ave  Q  32 

Charles        .       ...X  49 

Belmont  Ave. 

II  15 

Boon          .   .            K  24 

Calumet  Ave  W  50 

Charles  PI  P  23 

Belmont  Ave 

K  47 

Boston  Ave              B  35 

Campbell  L  28 

Charlotte  G  24 

Bennett  

U  39 

Boston  Ave          .  .  O  23 

Campbell  Ave  J  25 

Charlotte  Ave  D  17 

W  48 

Campbell  PI        ...P  21 

Charlton  ...             M  29 

Benson  

M  2<) 

Boulevard                Q,  21 

Canal  O  24 

Charlton  Ave  M    7 

Benton  PI  

O  22 

Boulevard  PI     R  32 

Canal  O  44 

Chase  M  20 

Berenice  Ave 

L  13 

Canal,  N      O  22 

ChaseAve  G  18 

Berg  PI 

L  16 

Boursauld  Ave....K  12 

Canal,  8  0  23 

Chase  Ct  K  27 

S  31 

Canal  PI  M  17 

Chatham  Ct  O  20 

Berlin  

K  17 

Bowen  Ave  R  31 

Canalport  Ave  O  26 

Channcey  Ave.  .  .  .T  41 

Berlin  Ave  .. 

K  38 

Bowery  The  N  23 

Carl  P  19 

Cheltenham  Ave..Y  42 

Bernard. 

H  14 

Carlin  W  41 

Cheltenham  PI  X  40 

Berteau  Ave... 

.K  12 

Bowman  ville  Rd..K    9 

Carlin  Ave  W  40 

Cheney  F  10 

312 


INDEX  TO   GENEKAL  MAPS. 


Cherry  

.Q  40 

College  

K  44 
R  29 
.1  25 

Custab  Ave. 

E  14 
.1  41 

Douglas  Park  PL.  .  .  J  25 
Dover  E  12 

Cherry  Ave..   ... 
Cherry  PI  

.N  19 
..J  17 

College  PI  

Ouster  Ave  

Collins  

Custom  House  PI. 
Cnyler  Ave  

P  25 
L  12 
K  24 

Z  50 
N  13 
K  38 
F  14 
L  27 
.J  30 

Dover.  ..               M  11 

Chester  

..L  17 

Collins  Ct  

K27 

N  27 
I  23 

Drake  Ave  H  15 

Chestnut  

a  17 

Cologne..   .. 

Cypress 

Drake  Ave              H  21 

Chestnut  

.D  18 

Colorado  Ave  .... 

D  Ave  

Dresden  Ave         .  .  H  15 

Chestnut  

.D  21 

Colton  

K  41 
K  18 
E  18 
.G  22 

Drew           L  47 

Chestnut  

..I  34 

Columbia  

Drexel  Ave  8  37 

Clu'st  uii  ! 

.P  36 

Columbia  Ave.  .  .  . 
Columbia  PI  

Drexel  Boul  .  .          8  32 

Chestnut  

.Q  20 

Dakin 

Duncan  Ave    .  .    W  40 

Chestnnt  

U  34 

Columbia  Terrace. 
Columbus  Ave  
Commercial  

K  33 
.J  39 
.L  14 

Dakota  Ave 

Dunham  Ave  P  50 
Dunn           .            O  21 

Chestnut  PI  ... 

.Q  20 

Dale  

Chicago  Ave  

.O  20 

Dale  PI  

Dunning  N  16 

Chicago  Ave.,W 
Chicago  Terrace.  . 
Choctaw  Ave.  .  .  . 

.K  20 
..G  21 
..I  41 

Commercial  

.L  16 

Daly  

Durham  Ave  E  17 

Commercial     .... 

L  18 

Damon  

N  24 
X48 
C  10 
.J  19 

Dussold  O  25 

Commercial  Ave.. 
Concord  
Concord  PI  

X  42 
.O  33 
N  18 
.P  23 
L  23 

Danford  

Dwight.  D  10 

Christian  Ave.  .  . 
Church   

.H  20 
..C  11 

Danf  orth  

Dyer             C  10 

Dania  Ave.  

E  Ave  Z  50 

Church  

.  J  18 

Congress  . 

Daniel  PI      ..     .. 

E  19 
.8  44 

Church  PI  

M  28 

Congress,  W  

Dauphin  Ave    .... 

Church  PI  

.N  23 

Conneaut  Ave  
Connors  

.1  16 
O  19 

Davis  

K  10 
K  19 
K  37 
H  15 
X  50 
N  19 
.L  19 

Eagle          O  22 

Churchill 

K  18 

Davis  . 

Earl             P  28 

Church  Rd  

.  K    7 

Conrad  

.O  26 
U  42 
.G  15 

Davis    

Earl  Are  U  40 

Cicero  Ct  

..J  23 

Constance  Ave... 
Cook  

Early  Ave           .  .  M    8 

Clara  PI  

..J  17 

Day  

East  Ave  D  10 

Claremont  Ave.  . 
Claremont  Ave.. 
Claremont  Ave.. 
Clarence  Ave.  .  .  . 

..K  10 
.K  24 
.M    9 

.  .N  13 

Cook  

.M  33 

Dayton  ...        ... 

East  Ct        O  15 

Cook  

O  21 
.K    8 

Dean  

East  End  Ave  U  35 
Eastern  Ave       ...  I  38 

Cooley  

Dearborn    

-P  27 

Cooper  

M  17 

Dearborn  Ave  

P  19 
M  28 
K  24 
O  24 
D  20 
F  27 

Eastman  N  19 

Clarinda 

L  20 

Cooper         

K  37 

East  River  X  50 

Clark  

P  23 

Cornelia       

.E  20 

De  Kalb 

Eastwood  Ave  N  11 
Eberhard  Ave  H  37 
Eberhart  H  19 

Clark  

..P  51 

Cornelia  

.J  17 

De  Koven    

Clark  Ave 

.  V  44 

Cornelia  

L  14 

Delaware 

Clark,  N       

..P  21 

Cornelia  

M  20 
G  14 

Delaware  Ave.  ... 

EberlyAve  H  15 

Clark  PL 

N  45 

Cornelia  Ave. 

Delaware  PI  
Delia    

Q20 
D  24 
O  16 
O  15 
B  17 

Eda               Q.  30 

Clarke  

C  10 

Cornelius  

.P  47 

EdbrookPl  J  17 

Clarkson  Ave... 

..I  18 

Cornell  

M  20 
U  34 

Deming  Ct 

Eddy  N  14 

Clarkson  Ct 

I  22 

Cornell  AYO  

Edgar  L  18 

Clay        

J  10 

Cortez  . 

I  20 

Denver  Ave  

Edgarton  Ave  T  36 
Edgecomb  Ct  N  12 

Clay 

N  18 

Cortland         .... 

b  18 

J  23 

Clay  Ave  

..K  10 

Cortland  

.K  18 

Desplaines  

O  22 
.O  34 

EdgemontAve  M  24 
Edge  water  Ave  —  M    8 
Edgewater  PI  M    7 
Edgewood  Ave  I  17 
Edith  H  20 

Clayton     

.K  34 

Cortland  Ct  

..I  18 

Desplaines 

Clayton    

.N  26 

Corwin  

.L  25 

Desplaines,  N  — 

O  21 
M    7 

Cleaver 

.M  20 

Corwin  PI  

L  27 

Clement  Ave    .  . 

..J  32 

Cosgrove  Ave  

.T,  12 

Dewey  Ct       . 

O  16 
.L  44 

Cleveland 

O  36 

Cottage  Grove  Ave.  R  34 
Couch  PI  P  2-2 

Dewey  PI  

Edson  Aye  N  16 

Cleveland  Ave... 
Cleveland  Ave  .  .  . 
Cleveland  Ave  .  .  . 
Cleveland  Ave.  .  . 
Clifton  

..E  35 
..F  19 
..F  20 
.  O  18 
..F  27 

Dexter  Ave 

O  32 
O  50 
I  17 

Edward  O  17 

Coulter  

K  27 
R  38 

Diana  

Edward  Ave  X  41 

Court  

Edwards             .    C  10 

Court  PI  

.P  22 

Dickey          

.O  37 

EgglestonAve..  ..P  40 
Eighteenth  P  26 

Coventry  

M  18 
N  14 

Dickey  Ave  

H  19 
M  19 
M  20 
K  22 
I  16 

Clifton  Ave 

I  16 

Craft  

Dickson  

Eighteenth  PL,  W  N  26 
Eighteenth,  W  L  26 
Eighth  Ave  8  47 

Clifton  Ave. 

N  15 

Crandall  Ave  .  . 

.G  14 

Dieden  

N  17 

Crawford  Ave.. 
Crawford  Ave,  N 
Crejfier  Ave  

.G  26 
G  20 
U  39 

Diller  

Clifton  Park  Ave 
Clinton 

..H  26 
O  24 

Diversey  Ave...  . 

Eighth  Ave  Z  46 

F  11 

Eightieth       8  41 

Clinton  

O  44 

Crescent  PI  

N  12 

Division  

N  19 
H  19 
N  20 
.S  40 

Eightieth  Ct  G  41 

Clinton  N 

O  22 

Crittenden 

M  20 
.X  51 

M  17 

Division  W  .  .  .  . 

Eightieth  Ct      X  41 

I  34 

Crittenden  Rd  
Crooked  

Dix  

Eightieth  PI  J  41 

Cloud  Ave    ...  . 

..V  44 

Dobson  Ave  

Eighty-first  8  41 

Cloud  Ct 

P  35 

Crosby  

O  20 

Dock       

Q22 
P  25 

Eighty-first  Ct....  G  41 
Eighty-first  Ct  .  ...  X  41 

Cly  bourn  Ave... 
Clybourn  PI 

..N  18 
M  18 

Cross  

H  23 

Crossing  .           ... 

L  18 

Dolton  Ave  

R  55 
M  17 
G  19 

.E  13 

Eighty-first  PI  J  41 
Eighty-first  PI  S  41 
Eighty-second  S  41 
Eighty-second  Ct.  .G  41 
Eighty-second  Ct.  .  X  41 
Eighty-second  PI.  .  .  J  41 
Eighty-second  PL.  8  41 
Eighty  -third  U  42 

Clybourn  PL,  W 
Coblentz  

..L  18 
..K  17 

Crowell  

J  17 
.J  28 

Dominick  

Crown  PI  

Dor  PI  

Coles  Ave 

W  39 

Crystal  

.K  19 

Douglas    

Colfax  Ave  

.  R  37 

Currier  

.M  20 

Douglas  Ave  
Douglas  Ave  
Douglas  Ave    .... 

N  45 
.Y  49 
.Y  54 
.H25 

Colfax  Ave    .  .   . 

.  V  50 

Curtis  

Curtis  N    .  . 

.N  22 
.N  22 

.W  42 

Colfax  Ave  .  .  . 

.W  51 

Curtis  Ave  

.0.49 

Douglas  Park  boul 

INDEX  TO  GENERAL  MAPS. 


313 


Eighty-third  PL. 

.G  42 

Ernst  Ave  

.M    7 

Fifty-fourth.. 

B  11 

Forty-fifth  

R  32 

Eighty  -third  PI... 

T  42 

Escanaba   .... 

X  44 

Fifty-fourth 

S  34 

Forty-fifth  Ct 

P  32 

Eighty-fourth  

.U  42 

Essex  Ave  

.W  42 

Fifty-fourth  Ct 

H  34 

Forty-sixth 

R  32 

Eighty  -fourth  PI.  . 

.G  42 

Essex  Ave     .  .  . 

.W  55 

Fifty-fourth  PI 

8  34 

R  33 

Eighty-fifth  

.U  42 

Estman  

.C  10 

Fifty-fifth  . 

8  35 

C  12 

Eighty-fifth  PI.  .  .  . 

.G  42 

Euclid  Ave  

M    7 

Fifty-fifth  PI  

G  35 

Forty-seventh  PI 

K  31 

Eighty  -sixth  

.U  42 

Euclid  Ave  

.U  39 

Fifty-sixth     

.8  35 

Forty-eighth 

E  33 

Eighty-sixth  PI.  .  . 

.G  42 

Euclid  PI  

.O  45 

Fifty-sixth  PI  

.B    8 

Forty-eighth 

8  33 

Eighty-sixth  PI... 

N  42 

Eugenie.  

.O  18 

Fifty-sixth  PI    ... 

.O  35 

Forty-eighth,  N  . 

.  C  12 

Eighty-seventh. 

.V  42 

Evans  Ave  .  . 

R  33 

Fifty-seventh 

B    8 

Forty-eighth  Ct 

H  33 

Eighty-seventh  PI 

.8  43 

Evans  Are. 

.R  40 

Fifty-seven  th 

S  35 

Forty-eighth  PI  . 

.  C  12 

Eighty-eighth  

.V  43 

Evans  Ct  

.O  26 

Fifty-seventh  PL. 

B    8 

Forty  -ninth  

.  S  33 

Eighty-eighth  PL 
Eighty  -ninth  

.8  43 
.V  43 

Evanston  Ave  ... 
Everett  

.N  11 
.F  13 

Fifty-seventh  PI.. 
Fifty-eighth    .  .  . 

.G  35 

8  35 

Forty-ninth,  N... 
Forty-ninth  Ct.  . 

.C  12 
K  33 

Eighty-ninth  PI  .  . 

.8  43 

Everett  

.8  37 

Fifty-eighth,  N... 

.E  10 

Forty-ninth  Ct. 

N  33 

Elaine        

.O  14 

Everett.... 

.C  10 

Fifty-eighth  Ct    . 

.F  13 

Forty-ninth  PI    . 

C  12 

Elbridge  Ave.  .  .  . 

.H  15 

Everett  Ave  

.U  35 

Fifty-eighth  PI... 

.G  35 

Forty-ninth  PL  .  . 

.D  17 

Blburn  Ave  

M  24 

Evergreen  . 

L  19 

Fifty-ninth 

8  36 

Foster          .  .  . 

I  10 

Elderrin 

.C  10 

Evergreen  Ave  .  .  . 

H  16 

Fifty-ninth,  N  

M  10 

Foster  Ave 

.U  44 

Eldredge  Ct  

.Q  24 

Evergreen  Ave  .  .  . 

.J  16 

Fifty-ninth  PI  

.F  36 

Fourteenth  

Q  25 

Eleanor  Ave  .  .  . 

W  52 

Evergreen  Ave 

K  19 

Fifty-ninth  PI,  N. 

C    9 

Fourteenth   W. 

L  25 

Eleventh,  W  

M  24 

Evergreen  Ct  .... 

K  16 

Fillmore  '.  

.J  24 

Fourth  Ave 

Z  54 

Elgin 

P  26 

Evergreen  PI  .... 

L  44 

Finch  Ave  

.F  15 

Fowler       .... 

K  19 

Elias  Ct  .  .  . 

M  28 

Everts  Ave 

L  34 

First  

O  21 

Fox  

M  29 

Elizabeth        

M  22 

Ewing  

.O  24 

First  Ave  

.Y  49 

Fox  PI  

.M  19 

Elizabeth     ... 

M  42 

Ewing  Ave 

Z  46 

First  Ave. 

.Z  54 

Francis  

.M    8 

Elizabeth  

O  34 

Ewing  PI  

.K  19 

Fisher  

M    8 

Francisco  

.  I  24 

Elizabeth,  N  

.M  22 

Exchange  Ave  .  .  . 

.N  31 

Fisher  Ave  

.L    7 

Francisco  Ave.  .  . 

..I  27 

Elizabeth  Ave    .. 

.V  42 

Exchange  Ave.  .  . 

.X  44 

Fisher  Ave  

M    7 

Francisco  Ave.. 

I  37 

.V  52 

Fisk  

.N  26 

Francisco,  N. 

I  20 

Elk    .. 

L  19 

'Fleetwood  

M  19 

Francis  PI  

.  .J  17 

Elkgrove     

.L  18 

Fletcher  Ave    .  .  . 

M  15 

Frank  

.N  25 

Ellen 

L  19 

F  Ave.  

..Z  50 

Florence  Ave  .  

.J  31 

Frankfort  

K  17 

Ellen 

.N  38 

Fair  PI  

.O  19 

Florence  Ave.  .  .  . 

.N  16 

Franklin  

.B    9 

K  42 

Fairfield  Ave 

J  25 

Florimond  

P  18 

Franklin  .   . 

E  11 

.V  39 

Fairfield  Ave    N. 

J  19 

Flournoy       

.J  24 

Franklin  

.P  23 

Elliott  Ave      .    .  . 

.U  41 

Fairmount  Ave  .  . 

.F  27 

Follansbee  

.1  17 

Franklin,  N  .  .  .  . 

..P  21 

Ellis  Ave 

8  35 

Fairview  Ave 

J  16 

Fontenoy  PI  

L  19 

Franklin  Ave  .  .  . 

.J  15 

Ellis  Park 

R  30 

Fake        

M  28 

Ford  

O  35 

Frederick  

..J  18 

P  24 

Falls 

..J  22 

Ford  Ave  

W  40 

Frederick  

O  16 

Elm 

b  13 

Falon       .        .  . 

G  11 

Forest  Ave  

..a  14 

Frederick  Ave  .  . 

.G  19 

Elm  

.D    9 

Farragut  Ave.  .  .  . 

.M    9 

Forest  Ave  

.b  18 

Freeman  

..J  29 

Elm 

D  21 

Farrell 

.N  28 

Forest  Ave  

.D  11 

Fremont  

.N  18 

Elm 

G  10 

Farwell  Ave  .  .   . 

R  38 

Forest  Ave  

.J  16 

French  Ave  

W  40 

Elm    .. 

.G  40 

Fav  -  -  . 

E  12 

Forest  Ave  

-L    7 

Front  

L    8 

Elm 

N  47 

Fay 

N  21 

Forest  Ave 

O  30 

Front 

.M  45 

Elm 

P  20 

Fayette  Ct 

M  24 

Forest  Glen  Ave.  . 

.D    9 

Front  

.N  20 

Elmwood  PI 

R  30 

M    9 

Forest  Ridge  Ave. 

.K  45 

Front  

Q  51 

.F  35 

Ferdinand  

.K  21 

Forest  ville  Ave  .  .  . 

.R  32 

Fry  

.M  20 

L  17 

Fern 

A  18 

Formosa  Terrace. 

U  44 

Fuller  

M  28 

Elston  Rd 

E  10 

Fifteenth  .    ... 

P  25 

Forquer  

.G  24 

Fullerton  Ave..  .. 

..I  16 

P  19 

Fifteenth  W 

L  25 

Forquer  

O  24 

Fulton  

.K  22 

O  38 

Fifth  Ave 

P  23 

Fortieth  

.R  31 

Fulton  Ave  

.L    7 

O  41 

Fifth  Ave.. 

P  29 

Fortieth,  W  

.G  22 

O  30 

Fiftieth          .     . 

.C  12 

Fortieth  Ct  

.O  31 

K  21 

Fiftieth 

.8  33 

Fortieth  PI  

.F  19 

H  20 

Fiftieth  Ct  

.N  33 

Fortieth  PI  

.1  31 

Emily 

L  20 

Fiftieth  Ct 

.R  33 

Forty-first  

.F  26 

Gage  

.N  30 

M  20 

Fiftieth  PI 

C  12 

Forty-first  

.R  31 

Gage  Ct  

..J  35 

E  33 

Fiftieth  PI 

.D  17 

Forty-first,  N  

.F  14 

Gage  PI  

.J  34 

K  17 

Fifty-first 

S  34 

Forty-first  PI  

.F  28 

Gait  Ave  

.N  11 

H  36 

Fifty-first  Ct 

G  34 

Forty-second  . 

.R  31 

Garden  

.A  18 

G  36 

Fifty-first  PI 

D  17 

Forty-second,  N.. 

F  14 

Garden  

.N  23 

O  36 

Fifty-first  PI 

G  34 

Forty-second  PI  .  .  . 

.F  28 

Garden  Ave  

..I  15 

Erie        

H  13 

Fifty-second  

.8  34 

Forty-second  PL. 

.8  31 

Gardiner  Ave  

..I  13 

Erie 

P  21 

.G  34 

Forty  -third  

.R  31 

Gardner  

.O  19 

Erie  W  

M  21 

Fifty  -third  

.B  11 

Forty-third  PI  

F25 

Garfield  Ave  

.G  17 

X  44 

Fifty-third 

8  34 

Forty-fourth  

.R  32 

jGarfleld  Ave  

.K  10 

Erlna  

.E  33 

Fifty-third  Ct.  .  .  . 

.H  34 

Forty-fourth  Ct  .  . 

.P  32 

Garfield  Ave  

N  17 

Ermena  Ave.  .. 

.K  47 

Fiftv-thirdPl... 

.B  11 

Forty-fourth  PL  .  . 

.R  32 

Garfield  Boul... 

.G24 

314 


INDEX  TO   GENERAL  MAPS. 


Garfield  Boul... 

..L  35 

Greenwood  Ave. 

.K  16 

Hazel  

.M  47 

Hough  PI  ... 

N  27 

Garland  PI  ...     . 

..Q  23 

Greenwood  Ave. 

.8  36 

Hazel 

N  12 

G  15 

G  arrett  

.L  28 

Greenwood  Ave.  . 

..S  44 

Hazel  Ave 

.  L  44 

X  42 

Garvin  Ave 

..V  44 

Grenshaw         . 

J  24 

D    9 

X  54 

Gary  PI  

.-O  13 

Gresham  Ave.  .  . 

.H  15 

Heald  

..O  36 

Howard 

Q  50 

Gault  PI  

..O  20 

Gresham  Ave  .... 

.M  44 

Heffron  ... 

.  L  47 

F  17 

Genesee  

..J  12 

Griffin  Ave  

.H  16 

Hegewisch  Ave 

.X  54 

Howard  Ave 

V  55 

Genesee  Ave 

G  23 

Gross  Ave  

M  32 

Heine  .... 

.1  12 

X  54 

Geneva  .  . 

.  J  30 

Gross  Ave  

V  44 

Heine  

I  18 

Howard  Ct 

I  20 

Genevieve 

.N  33 

Gross  Parkway.  . 

..J  20 

Hein  PI    

.O  19 

Howe  .  .  . 

L  45 

George  .... 

.N  15 

Gross  Terrace 

I  23 

Henderson  .... 

D  13 

O  18 

George  .... 

..N  20 

Grove    

.  .  b  18 

Henderson  

.H  14 

W  48 

George  Ave  

..E  17 

Grove  

.M  47 

Henderson  

.  L  16 

K  15 

..O  15 

Grove 

P  26 

Heneshall        .  . 

P  31 

K  27 

George  PI  .... 

.K  21 

Grove  Ave  

.  .B  10 

Henry  

.  .  L  2o 

K  33 

Geraldine  Ave 

.E  13 

Grove  Ave  

..I  12 

Henry  Ct  

.  J  17 

Hoyne  Ave  ,  N 

K  19 

Germania  PI  .... 

..P  19 

Groveland  Ave.. 

.E  16 

Herbert  Ave  .   ... 

.G  10 

Hubbard    .... 

K  21 

Giddings     

..K  11 

Groveland  Ave  . 

..R  28 

Herman  Ave  .  .   . 

.W  43 

Hnbbard  Ct 

Q  24 

Gilbert  PI  

..O  42 

Groveland  Ct  .  .  .  . 

O  42 

Hermitage  Ave. 

L  24 

Hnber  

.M  17 

Gillett  Ave  

.W  48 

Groveland  Pk  .  .  . 

..R  29 

Herndon  

.M  17 

Huck  Ave. 

K  10 

Gilpin  PI       ... 

.  .M  24 

Guernsey  Ave  .   . 

.  E  10 

Herndon  Ave  .  . 

M  13 

Hndson 

J  29 

Gir.'inl.... 

..L  18 

Gunn  

..O  36 

Hervey  

.  L  17 

Hudson  Ave 

O  19 

Girard 

M  44 

Gnrley        

.N  24 

llesing  Ave. 

.   I  14 

Hnler 

M  46 

Gladys  Ave 

F  23 

Guttenburg  Ave  . 

G  18 

Hewitt  Ave    .  . 

V  55 

Hull        .  . 

I  24 

Glendale  Ave.  . 

..H  35 

Hews  Ave  

.V  48 

Hull  

0  18 

Glenlake  Ave  .... 

..N    7 

Hibbard  Ave  

T  34 

Humboldt  

..I  18 

Glenview  Ave  .  . 

..G  20 

Haddock  PI  

P  22 

Hickling  Ave  

N  34 

Humboldt  Ave 

E  17 

Glen  wood  Ave 

.L  18 

Haines  

.N  20 

Hickory  

.M  28 

Humboldt  Ave 

II  16 

..L  20 

Hall  

O  15 

Hickory  Ave.  . 

L  46 

Humboldt  Ave 

I  12 

Gloy  PI        

.  L  17 

Hallowell  

..C  10 

Hickory  Ave 

.N  19 

Humboldt  Ave 

I  16 

Goethe  

..P  19 

Halsted  

.O  27 

High  

.b  18 

Humboldt  Ave 

.J  20 

Y  54 

Halsted,  N 

O  22 

High  

.E  14 

Humboldt  Boul 

I  17 

Gold       

.N  24 

Hamburg  .  

K  17 

High  

..I  38 

Hunting  Ave    ... 

E  11 

Goldsmith  Ave  .  . 

..O  40 

Hamilton  

..L    8 

High  

.M  17 

Huntingdon 

..C  10 

Good 

N  24 

Hamilton  Ave.  .  . 

.K  23 

High     

N  47 

Huron 

II  13 

B  10 

Hamlin  Ave  

.G  23 

High  Ave  

.Y  49 

Huron  .        ... 

.P  21 

Goodspeed. 

.  L  32 

Hani  1  in  Ave  

.G  34 

High  Ave  

.Y  54 

Huron,  W        ... 

.  .-f  21 

Goodwin  

.  .H  25 

Hamlin  Ave.,  N. 

.G  19 

Highland  Ave  .   . 

F  19 

Hutchinson  

.H  12 

..D  10 

Hammond    

..P  18 

Highland  Ave.  .  . 

.K  47 

Hydraulic  PI  

P  23 

O  32 

Hammond  Ave. 

I  15 

Hill  

.  b  18 

E  39 

O  12 

Hampden  Ct  

O  16 

Hilliard  Ave  .  .  . 

.M  47 

Hyndman  .... 

C    9 

P  33 

G  18 

Hills  

P  20 

M  13 

Harbor  Ave  

.Y  44 

Hinkley  Ave  

.F  17 

Grace 

O  19 

Harding  Ave  .  . 

.G  34 

Hinman  

.M  26 

Ida.  .  . 

.E  24 

Grace  Ave 

...I  12 

Harding  Ave  .... 

.G  10 

Hinsche  

O  19 

Ida  

.O  35 

T  37 

Harding  Ave 

.G  21 

Hirsch  

.F  19 

Iglehart  PI.. 

R  28 

K  13 

.G  28 

Hirsch  

J  19 

Illinois        .     .  .  . 

K    8 

B  11 

Harling  

..G  11 

Hobbie  

O  20 

Illinois  

P  21 

X  47 

Harmon  Ct  

.Q  24 

Hoey  

.N  2S 

Illinois  Ave  

.N  29 

Grand  Ave    .  .  . 

..I  20 

Harrison 

P  23 

Hoftman  Ave  

..J  17 

Illinois  Ave  

.X  42 

M    7 

Harrison,  W    .  .  . 

K  23 

Hoking  

.P  31 

Illinois  Ave  .  .  . 

Z  50 

R  33 

Harrison  Ave.  .  .  . 

.S  46 

Holden  

.P  25 

Independence  PI 

.E  22 

T  40 

Hart 

J~30 

Holden  PI     .... 

•  Q  & 

Indiana  

P  21 

.B  10 

Hart  

L  21 

Holland  Settl.  Rd 

..O  42 

Indiana  Ave  

.Q,  30 

..P  18 

Hartwell  Ave  .  . 

.Q  37 

Hollywood  Ave  .  . 

.N    8 

Indiana  Boul  .... 

Z  46 

Grant  PI 

K  10 

Harvard  ... 

J  24 

Holt  

M   19 

Indiana.  W  

.K  21 

Grant  PI        .  .   . 

.  P  38 

Harvard  

P  45 

Homan  Ave  

.11  23 

Ingleside  Ave..   . 

S  35 

Grant  PI  

..O  17 

Hastings  

..L  25 

II  oman  Ave.,  N.. 

.H  21 

Ingraham  

.M  19 

J  32 

Hathaway        ... 

.E  14 

Homer  

K  18 

Inkerman  

.P  32 

Graves  PI 

R  29 

M  13 

Honore         .        . 

L  23 

Institute  PI  

P  -20 

C  10 

Haven 

P  23 

Honore  

L  30 

lone  PI  

R  33 

.  P  33 

Hawkins  ... 

D  21 

Honor6  

.L  37 

Iowa  

.F  20 

Greeloy  PI 

N  20 

V  55 

Honore  

.O  38 

Iowa  

K  20 

N  23 

Hawthorne  Av  • 

N  19 

Hood  Ave  

.L    7 

Iron  

.M  29 

Green  

.N  36 

Hawthorne  Ave.. 

.O  40 

Hooker  

.N  19 

Iron  

-Q  50 

N  23 

O  14 

Hope  

.N  21 

Irving  

a  14 

Green  Bay  Ave 

Y  43 

Hayes    ... 

.E  16 

Hope  Ave  

.T  37 

Irving  

.K  47 

Grecnbay  Ave 

.Y  54 

Hayes  AVfe  

.E  47 

Hopkinson  PI  ... 

.L  43 

Irving  Ave  

.F  13 

K  18 

Haynes  Ct    .... 

.M  28 

Horton  Ct  

.L  44 

Irving  Ave  

.K  12 

Greenwood  Ave.  . 

..F  12 

Hazel  .  . 

.K  46 

Hosmer  Ave.  .. 

.D  18 

Irving  Ave  .  .  . 

.K  23 

INDEX  TO  GENERAL  MAPS. 


Irving  Pk.  Boul  . 
Irving  PI  

.11  13 
.K  22 

Kenwood  Ave  G  14 
Kenwood  Ave  T  33 
Kenwood  PI  R  32 

Lessing 

.N  20    T-iril  PI 

L  19 

Levant  Ave 

U  42 

J  28 

Isabella  

.H  20 

Levee 

M  28 

O  27 

Isabella  Ave  

.K  11 

Kenwood  Terrace  .  V  39 
Kerny  G  40 

Levy  Ave  

C  16 

P  25 

Jackson  

.C  10 

Lewis  Ave.  .  .  . 

B  17 

K  30 

Kidder  Ct  .               S  40 

C  10 

Lundy's  Lane.  . 

..K  29 

J  25 

Jackson  

.G  10 

Kimball  K  46 

Lewis. 

M  16 

Jackson  

.P  23 
.P  34 

Kimball  Ave  H  17 
Kimbark  Are  T  35 

Lexington  
Lexington 

...a  10 
J  24 

J27 

Jackson   

J  12 

Jackson  Ave  

.8  35 

King  PI  N  15 

Lexington  Ave... 
Lexington  Ave    . 
Lexington  Are.  . 
Leyden  Ave  .  . 

.  O  40 
.  S  30 
.   S  44 
B  17 

Lutz  PI 

O  19 

Jackson  Boul..   .. 
Jackson  Park  Ter 
Jackson,  W  

.K  2i 
.T  37 
K  23 
.C  10 

Kingsbury  O  21 

Lydia 

O  22 

Kingston  Ave  W  42 
Kingston  Ave.  .   .  .  W  55 
Kinhey  Ave  U  38 

Lydiard.  .. 

.  .  D  20 

M  28 

James  

Liberty 

G  40 

K  11 

James  

.D  11 

Kinzie  P  21 

Liberty 

O  25 

E  17 

James  

K  34 
M  29 
L  20 
.G  16 
.G  42 
M  14 
H  32 
.P  19 

Kinzie,  W  L  22 

Lill  .   . 

K  16 

R  44 

James  Ave  

Kleinman  Ave  W  49 
Koenig  Are..        ..I  15 
Kohlsaat  Ave  O  13 
Koscinsko  K  17 

Lill  Ave. 

N  16 

Ly'le 

M  24 

Jane  

Lilla 

E  24 

McAlpine  

.K  29 

Jan  Huss  Ave.  .  .  . 
JanHussAve.   .. 
Jansen  

Lime  
Lincoln  . 

.N  27 
L  12 

McAuley  Ave... 
McChesney  Ave. 
McDermott 

.  F  18 
..R  37 
M  28 

Kramer      ..             O  25 

Lincoln 

L  24 

Jarvis  

Kruse  Ave  J  33 

Lincoln  

L  30 

Jasper  

KuehlPl  L  17 

Lincoln  

L  35 

McGlashen 

O  27 

Jasper  

M  2!) 
.1  38 
O  25 
.O  22 

KuhnCt  J  17 
Kuyper  P  47 

Lincoln,  N  
Lincoln,  N  .    . 

.L  19 
L  21 
.G  15 
O  17 

McHenry 

.M  18 
H  20 

Jefferson  

Mcllroy 

Jefferson  

Lafayette  Pk.  Wy.N  10 
Laflin  M  25 

Lincoln  Ave  
Lincoln  Ave. 

McKibbon  Ave  . 
McLean  Are.     . 
McLeod  Ave 

.     I  32 
.  O  17 
J  37 

Jefferson,  N  

Jefferson  Ave  .... 
Jefferson  Ave  
Jefferson  Ave  
Jefferson  Ct  .  .  .  . 

.D  11 
E  14 
.T  40 
E  10 

Lincoln  Ave.   . 

P  38 

Lincoln  Ave.  .  .. 

O  55 

McMaster  . 

H  14 

Lake  P  22 

Lincoln  Ave 

.  V  50 

McMullen  Ct 

N  26 

Lake,  W  .  .  .            L  22 

Lincoln  Ct  
Lincoln  PI  

.Y  53 

O  17 

McReynolds.   ... 
Macalester  PI... 
Macedonia  .... 
Macfarlane.  .  . 

..L  19 
..M  24 
..L  19 
U  44 

Jefferson  Ct  

J  17 

Lake  Ave  T  32 
Lake  Ave                 X  39 

Jefferson  PI  .... 

E  10 

Linden   •  .  . 

a  17 
M  10 
D  18 

Jeffery  Ave  
Jesse  PI  

V  42 
K  21 

N  27 
N  26 
.R  28 

Lake  Park  Ave....  R  28 
Lake  Park  PI           Q  24 

Linden  

Linden  Ave 

Mackinaw  Ave.  . 
Mackinaw  Ave.. 
Maclay  Ave 

.Y43 
..Y  54 
C*  *W 

John  PI  

Lake  Shore  Drive..Q  19 
Lake  Side  Ave....  N  11 
Lakeside  Ave  V  51 
Lake  View  Ave....P  16 
Lakewood  Ave  —  M    9 
Lamot  K  11 

Linden  Ave    . 

F  11 

Johnson  

Linden  Ave.... 

J  16 

Johnson  Ave  

Linden  Ave  

T  38 

Madison 

E  11 

Johnston  Ave  

.1  17 

Linden  PI  

..I  16 

Madison 

P  22 

Jones  

.K  16 

Linden  PI 

J  16 

Madison  W 

L  22 

Jordan  Ave  

.U  42 

Linden  PI   

.O  15 

Madison  Ave 

T  36 

Joseph  

.1  30 

Lane  PI  P  17 

Linwood  PI  . 

.  .1  20 

Madison  Ct  

.  T  37 

Joseph  

N  27 
G  14 
O  25 

Langdon  O  19 

Lisle  
Lister  Ave 

.O  26 
.L  17 

Madison  Park  .  . 
Magnolia  Ave.  .  . 
Mago  

.  T  33 
.  M    9 
E  10 

Joseph  Ave.  .  . 
Judd  

Langley  Ave  R  32 
Langley  Ave  R  38 

Little  FordRd... 
Livingston  Ave  . 
Livingston  Ave  .  . 
Lock  

..J  10 
.H  38 
.V  55 

M  28 

Judd  

.X  48 

Larmon  Ave  P  40 
Larrabee                .  .  O  20 

Mam  

M  27 

Judson  

N  19 
J  17 

Maiden  .... 

M  11 

Julia  Ct  

La  Salle        .        .  P  28 

Mailer.  .  .  . 

E  24 

Julian  

L  19 

La  Salle  Ave  P  19 

Lockport  

.K  30 

Manchester  Ave 
Manistee  Ave  .  .  . 
Maple 

..K  38 
.W  44 
D    9 

Julius  

N  24 
H  37 
H  12 
M  34 

.F  14 

Laughton        ...   .  J  27 

Locust  .  . 

G  40 

Junction  Ave 

Laurel                      K  44 

Locust 

.M  46 

Juniata  

Laurel  ....L  46 

Locust  

.P  20 

Maple  

G  40 

Justine  .  . 

Laurel         N  30 

Locust  Ave 

.H  38 

Maple  

.  H  36 

Kane  

Laurel  Ave  .            J  16 

Logan  

M    7 

Maple.   .. 

M  46 

Law  Ave          O  24 

Logan  

.M  28 

Maple  

.  P  20 

Karl  Mark  Ct.... 
Kedzie  Ave 

G  18 
I  28 

Lawndale  Ave  G  19 
Lawndale  Ave  —  G  28 
Lawndale  Ave  G  34 

Logan  

.O  33 

Maple  

.P  36 

Logan  Ave 

.N  43 

Maple  Ave     .  . 

a  17 

Kedzie  Ave.,  N.. 
Keefe  Ave  
Keely  

.1  21 
.K  38 

N  28 
F  17 

Logan  !;  q  

.  I  16 

Maple  Ave  

G  36 

Lombard  Ave.. 

E  11 

Maple  Ave 

H  HS 

Lawrence  Ave  F  10 
Layton                     O  32 

Lonergan  

P  18 

Maple  PI  

J   17 

Keeney  Ave. 

Loomis  

.M  25 

Maplewood  Ave...J  16 
Maplewood  Ave...J  29 
Maplewood  Ave  —  J  41 
Maplewood  Ave.,  N.J  19 
Maplewood  Ave.,  N.J  22 
Maplewood  PI  J  25 
Mara  Ave        .  .      K"  id 

Keenon 

L  19 

Leavitt     ...        .    K  28 

Loomis        

M  29 

Keerlbot  Ave  
Keith  

.O  42 
M  21 

Leavitt,  N  K  19 
Lee  Ave      ...            115 

M  36 

Loring  Ave  
Lowe  Ave  

.V  39 
.O  30 

Kellogg  Aye  
Kemper  

.F  27 

Lee  PI  K  21 

Leipzig  K  1  7 

Lubeck  

K  17 
M  19 

Kemper  PI  
Kendall    .  .  . 

0  17 
K  24 

N    8 
O.  50 

LelandAve  K  11 
Lemoyne  K  19 

Lncian  Ave  

.U  42 

Marble  PI  

..O  23 

Kenmore  Ave  
Kensington  Ave.. 

L«o        N  28 

Luella  Ave  

.V  39 

Marcey  

N  18 

Leo  PI  K  10 

Luella  Ave... 

W  52 

March... 

..P  37 

316 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  MAPS. 


Margaret  

N  25 

Miltimore  Ave  

.G  16 

Nineteenth,  W  L  26 

O'Brien  Ave  .  . 

..  E  18 

Mananna   

M  16 

Milton  Ave  

.O  20 

Ninetieth           .    V  43 

O'Dell  PI  .  . 

O  45 

Marion  PI  

.L  19 

Milwaukee  Ave.  .  . 

.L  19 

Ninetieth  PI  S  43 

Ogden  Ave 

..  G  26 

Mark  

.E  14 

Mineola  PI  

.O  45 

Ninety-first  U  44 

Ogden  Ave 

.1  34 

Mark  

.O  26 

Mitchell  

.F  11 

Ninety-second  V  44 

Ogden  PI  

...L  23 

Market  

.P  23 

Mitchell  Ave  

..I  18 

Ninety-second  PI    V  44 

Oglesby  Ave. 

T  37 

Market  

•  Q  54 

Modena  

.E  83 

Ninety  -third  V  44 

Oglesby  Ave  .  .  . 

.     V  38 

Market  N  

.P  21 

Moflatt  

J  18 

Ninety  -fourth  V  44 

Onio 

..  P  21 

Market  Sq  

.L  29 

Mohawk  

.O  18 

Ninety-fifth  W  45 

Ohio,  W        .  . 

K  21 

K  38 

Mohawk. 

O  33 

Ninety-sixth            X  45 

Otea 

N  13 

Marlin  PI. 

E  19 

Moltke  Ave 

Y  54 

Ninety-seventh  ...  .X  45 

Olive  

•  K  25 

Marquette  Ave    . 

W  44 

Monroe.  .  . 

.D  12 

Ninety-eighth..    .  X  45 

Olive  Ave. 

.  M    8 

Marquette  Terrace 

O  12 

Monroe  

.P  23 

Ninety-ninth  X  46 

Olive  Ct  

.     M  10 

Marsden  Ave 

.F  14 

Monroe,  W  

K  23 

Ninth  Ave    ...        S  47 

Omer 

G  11 

Marshall  

O  32 

Monroe  Ave  

.T  35 

Nixon        M  24 

100th           .  . 

...  X  46 

Marshfleld  

.L  43 

Montana  

.K  16 

Noble  M  20 

101st  

...W  46 

Marsh  field  Ave  . 

L  24 

Montana  .... 

N  16 

Noble  Ave       M  15 

102d  

..W  46 

Marston  Ave  

G  41 

Montana  Ave  

.E  16 

Noble  Ct  T  39 

103d    

..  Y  47 

Martin  

J  27 

Mont  Clare  Ave  .  . 

..a  14 

Normal  Park  Way 

103d  PI  

...  Q  47 

Martin  ... 

M  47 

Montgomery  Ave 

J  31 

N  O  38 

104th        

.  .  W  47 

Marvin   

.J  27 

Montgomery  PI.  .  . 

-O  46 

Normal  Park  Way 

105th  

...Y  47 

Marvin  

.L  47 

Monticello  Ave.  .  . 

.G  21 

S  O  38 

105th  Ct  

...P  47 

Marvin  PI  

.E  22 

Montrose  Boul.  .  . 

H  11 

Normal  Park  Way 

106th  

...Y  47 

Mary  

.N  27 

Moore  

.E  14 

W  O  38 

106th  Ct  

.P  47 

Maryland  Ave  .  .  . 

F  25 

Moore  

.L  27 

Norman  Ave  I  18 

107th  

..  X  48 

Maryland  Ave.. 

S  37 

Moore       

.P  20 

North    L  10 

108th 

...  X  48 

Mason  Ave  

F  16 

Moore  PI  

.G  26 

North  Ave  N  18 

108th  Ct  

P  48 

Mather 

.O  24 

Moorman    

.L  19 

North  Ave.,  W  H  18 

109th 

X  48 

Mathew  

L  23 

Morgan  

.N  25 

North  Branch  N  20 

109th  Ct  

P  48 

Matteson  .... 

O  33 

Morgan  

.N  38 

North  Ct  M  10 

110th  

..  X  48 

Mattison  Ave       . 

W  39 

Morgan,  N  .  .  .  . 

N  22 

North  PI  L  17 

110th  PI    .     .. 

P  48 

Maud  Ave  ...  . 

N  18 

Morgan  PI  

.N  23 

North  Grove  Ct    .O  17 

lllth        

X  49 

Mautene  Ct 

L  19 

Morris  

.O  34 

North  Park  Ave     P  17 

lllth  PI 

.  ..  P  49 

Maxwell  ...  . 

O  25 

Mospratt  

.N  20 

Norton      N  24 

1  12th        

X  49 

May  

G  11 

Mound  Ave  

.N  47 

Norwood  Ave  H  19 

112th  PI  

P  49 

May  

N  16 

Mound  Ave  

.P  34 

Norwood  Pk.  Plank 

113th            

...  X  49 

May  

N  24 

Mowry  Ave  

.G  41 

Kd  B    9 

113th  PI  

.   .P  49 

May  

N  36 

Mozart  

..I  12 

Notre  Dame  Ave  .  .X  46 

114th  

...X  49 

May,  N 

.N  22 

Mozart  

..I  18 

Nursery  M  17 

115th        

..  X  50 

Mayfair  

M  12 

Murray  Ave  

.D  10 

Nutt  N  26 

115th  PI  

...Z  50 

B  10 

Muskegon  Ave.. 

.X  44 

Nutt  Ave    U  39 

116th 

X  50 

Mead  

H  20 

Mynon  Ave.  .  .  . 

L  47 

Nutt  Ct    N  26 

117th  

...X  50 

Meadow  Lane  

L    7 

Myrtle  

.A  18 

118th  

...W  51 

Meaghan 

M  29 

Myrtle  

D  19 

119th  

.  .  W  51 

Meagher  .  . 

O  35 

Myrtle         

.K  24 

O  Ave  Y  50 

120th  

..W  51 

O  26 

Myrtle 

M    9 

Oak  ...a  17 

121st    ... 

..V  51 

Medill  Ave    . 

H  17 

Myrtle  Ave  

.J  16 

Oak  A  18 

121st  PI        

Q  51 

Medora  

.F  24 

Myrtle  Ave    . 

.L  47 

Oak  b  13 

122d  

.  .  .  W  51 

Meeker 

G  15 

Myrtle  Ave.  .  .  . 

S  31 

Oak    D  20 

123d 

W  52 

Melrose  

M  14 

Myrtle  Ave  

.8  37 

Oak  F  10 

124th  

W  52 

Mendell  Ct 

M  17 

Myrtle  Ct 

L  46 

Oak  G  40 

125th 

V  52 

Menomonee 

O  18 

Oak  M  45 

126th  

.  .  W  52 

G  17 

Oak         P  20 

127th 

W  52 

I  26 

N  Ave  

.Y50 

Oak  P  34 

128th  ... 

.     W  53 

Meridian 

L  46 

Nassau  

.1  23 

Oak  Q  20 

129th  .  .  •.  

...Y  53 

O  22 

Nebraska  Ave..  .  . 

..I  18 

Oak  Ave  W  50 

130th  

.      T  53 

Merrill  Ave 

V  42 

Nelson        

.K  15 

Oakdale  Ave  ....  N  15 

131st  

...Y  54 

Metropolitan  PI 

G  21 

M  15 

Oakenwald  Ave  T  33 

132d  ... 

Y  54 

O  18 

Nelson  Ave  .     ... 

.D  19 

Oak  Grove  Ave  ..N  13 

133d        

.  ..Y  54 

Michael  Ave  

.L  43 

Nestledown  Ave.  . 

.U  44 

Oakley  Ave  K  14 

134th  

...X  55 

H  13 

Nevada    

.O  14 

Oakley  Ave  K  29 

135th 

W  55 

P  21 

Nevada  Ave  

.E  16 

Oakley  Ave  K  40 

136th  

V  55 

.0  34 

Newberry  Are...  . 

.N  25 

Oakley  Ave.,  N...K  19 

137th    

...V  55 

Michigan  Ave  — 
Mill.  .. 

W  53 
.L  29 

Newport  Ave  
Newton  

.O  14 
.L  20 

Oak  Park  Ave  b  18 
Oak  PI  N  14 

138th  
O'Neil  

...V  55 

...N  27 

G  25 

Niagara.. 

.D  20 

Oakwood  Ave     ...  .1  31 

Ontario 

H  13 

Millard  Ave    .... 

G  34 

Niagara  

.O  33 

Oakwood  Ave  8  31 

Ontario    

..     P  21 

Miller   

.F  11 

Nicholls  

..I  21 

Oakwood  Boul  R  31 

Ontario,  W.... 

...  D  21 

Miller    .. 

F  24 

Nineteenth  

.P  26 

O'Brien  O  25 

Ontario  Ave  .  . 

..   X  44 

Miller  PI... 

.L  10 

Nineteenth  P1..W 

.N  26 

O'Brien  Ave  E  17 

Orchard  .  . 

...A  18 

INDEX  TO   GENERAL  MAPS. 


317 


Orchard  

...O  18 

Pennsylvania  Ave.F  18 
Pennsylvania  Ave.V  55 
Pensacola  Ave  K  12 
Peoria  N  23 
Peoria  .   N  34 

Pratt  PI 

K  23 

Ridgeway  Ave  . 
Ridgeway  Ave. 
Ridgeway  Ave. 
Ridgeway  Ave.. 
Ridge  wood  Ct. 

...G  17 
..G  19 
...G  21 
...G84 
...T34 
F  11 

Orchard  

...T  3'* 

Prescott  
Prescott  .,  
Pridmore  Ave  .  .  . 
Primrose   

.E  12 
.J  20 
.U  44 
L    7 

Orchard  Ave  . 

.     K  45 

Osborn  

...L  21 

Osgood  

...N  17 

Oswego  

...L  21 

Peoria,N  N  23 
Perry  M  16 

Prince  Ave  
Princeton 

.G  19 
a  16 

Oswefl  

...  P  31 

Ritchie  PI 

Q  19 

Otis  

...O  19 

Perry  Ave  B  10 

Princeton  Ave... 
Prindiville  

.P84 
J  17 

River 

Q  22 

Otto  

...M  14 

Perry  Ave  J  17 

River. 

Q  54 

Our  

....C  10 

Perry  Ave  P  39 
Pershore  Ave  U  44 
Pestigo  Ct          Q  21 

Private  Railroad. 
Private  Railroad  . 

.X  46 
.X47 

a  17 

X  50 

Ovitt  PI  

...  H  17 

River  W 

X  50 

Owasco  

J  23 

Riverdale  Ave  .  . 

..  R  55 
O  21 

Owasco  Ave  .  .  . 

...E  23 

Peterson       K  18 

Prospect  Ave.... 

L  45 

Oxford  Ct  

...R  30 

Peterson        M    8 

Pnlaski 

K  17 

Roberts  Ave  
Robertson  Are.. 
Robey 

.   .C  10 
...T  37 
L  27 

Pacific  

.  ..P  33 

Phare  Ave  I  34 
Philadelphia  PI....  E  22 
Phillips         N  21 

Purple  

.P  26 

Putnam  

.O  21 

Ouarrv  .. 

N  27 
.O  23 

Robey,  N 

L  19 

Pacific  Ave  

...H  37 

Phillips  Ave           H  12 

L  28 

Pacific  Ave 

.   .P  24 

Phillips  Ave  W  42 
Phillips  Ave  W  55 

Robinson  Ave  .  . 
Rockwell       .    . 

...D  18 
J  24 

Packer's  Are  .  .  . 
Page  

..  M  33 

..  L  22 

Quincy  

Phillips  Ave  Y  49 

Qninn  

N  28 

Rockwell  .  . 

J  29 

Page  .  . 

...L  38 

Phillips  Ave            Y  54 

Racine  Ave  

N  17 
.P  25 

Rockwell 

J  39 

Page,  N  

...L  21 

Phinney  Ave  H  23 

Rockwell  N 

J  19 

Palasaide  

..  H  36 

Phinney  Ave.,  N..H  21 
Photo  Ct  M  23 

Roe  

K  24 

Palatine  

.  ..H  25 

Railroad  Ave  

Rokeby 

N  13 

Palm  Ave  

..  H  37 

Pier      .              ...  8  30 

Railroad  Ave  .  .  . 
Railroad  Ave.  ... 
Raleigh  Ct  

.P32 
X41 
K  25 
P  22 

Borne  Ave 

M  10 

Palmer  

..  L  10 

Pierce  K  41 

Root.  .  . 

O  31 

Palmer  Ave  .... 

....I  17 

Pierce  Ave  H  19 

Rosalie  Ct 

T  35 

Palmer  Ave  

.V  38 

Pierson  Ave           .  .  I  30 

Randolph  

RosalinaPl  .  .. 
Roscoe 

..O  45 
I  14 

Palmer  Sq 

.     .1  17 

Pine  b  13 

Randolph,  W.... 
Randolph  Ave  
Rascher  

.N22 
.G  14 
.L    9 

Pask 

.H  36 
...L19 

Pine  G  40 

Roscoe 

M  14 

Park   

Pine  H  16 

Rose  

M  20 

Park  Ave  

...b  17 

Pine  K  44 

Ravenswood  Park 
Rawson  

.L  11 
M  18 
Q.  28 
K  18 
.O  46 

Rosebud  

K  18 

Park  Ave  

...F  13 

Pine      L    9 

Rosemont  Ave. 

..N    7 
O  35 

Park  Ave  
Park  Ave  .  .  . 

...F  35 
G  36 

Pine    Q  21 

Ray  

Pine  Ave  C  16 

Raymond  

Roslyn  PI.  . 

..O  16 

Park  Ave  

.  .H  15 

Pine  Ave  H  37 

Raymond  PI  

Ross  

.    R  28 

Park  Ave. 

J  22 

Pine  Grove  Ave      O  13 

Reade  Ave  

X  49 
.L  16 

Ross  Ave 

•  Q  35 

Park  Ave 

...L  19 

Pitney  Ct  M  28 

Reaper  

Rowley  

L  46 

Park  Ave  .  . 

O  15 

Pittsfield  Ave  G  36 
Pittefield  Ave  G  41 
Pleasant                  H  12 

Rebecca           .... 

D  11 
L25 
M  18 
.a  16 

M    7 

Park  Ave. 

U  34 

Rebecca  

Ruble       .  . 

O  26 

Park  Ct  —  .... 
Park  PI  

.    T  33 
L  46 

Redfield.    .   .. 

Rudolph  Ave  
Rumsey  ... 

..K  15 
L  20 

Pleasant             O  19 

Reed  

Park  End  Ave.  . 
Parker  Ave 

...R  36 
F  16 

Pleasant  Ave  a  17 

Reed  

E  12 
M  12 
G  14 
.0  19 
O  37 
N  14 
U  44 
X  41 
.J  17 

Rundell  PI..  . 

.N  23 
.V  44 

Pleasant  Ave  K  43 
Pleasant  Ave.       ..L    7 

Reed  PI  

Rupp  Ave 

Parmelee  

..K  27 

Reege  Are  

Rush  

P  31 

Parnell     

O  46 

Pleasant  PI..        ..J  17 

Rees  

Rush    . 

?20 

Parnell  Ave 

..O  30 

Pleasant  PI.     .        D  22 

Regina  ....      ... 

Russell  

40 

()  51 

Plum  M  24 

Reta  

Russell  Ave 

X  94 

Parnell  Ave 

..X  54 

Plymouth  PI  P  25 

Reynolds  Ave  — 
Reynolds  Ave  
Rhine      

Russell  

.  Y  54 

Paulina  

.L  15 

Poe  N  18 

SackettAve.  .  . 

.  J  38 

Paulina  ...  . 

L  24 

Point                    ..  J  17 

Paulina  

.     L  30 

Polk  P  24 

Rhine  

K  17 
R  S6 
R  38 
S  39 
R  29 
L  20 
K  27 
O  37 
.1  20 

Paulina,  N  

...L  19 

Polk,  W  K  24 

Rhoades  Ave  
Rhoades  Ave.  .  .  . 

Sackett  Ave.  .  .  . 

.   .J  31 

Paxton  

L  45 

Poplar          ...        .G  40 

Sacramento  Ave 
Sacramento  Ave 
Sacramento  Ave  . 
Sacramento  Ave 
Sacramento  Ave. 
Sacramento  Ave. 
Sacramento  Sq  .  . 
Saginaw  Ave..  .. 
Sampson  Ave... 
Samule  
Sangamon  
Sangamon,  N  .  .  . 
Sangamon  

...I    7 
...I  12 
...I  24 
..I  27 
...135 
,NI  22 
...121 
..W  44 
..D  11 
..L  20 
..N  23 
.  .N  20 
..N  44 

Paxton  Ave  .... 

B    9 

Poplar  Ave  N  28 

Rhoades  Ave  

Paxton  Ave    . 

V  40 

Portland  Ave          .E  20 

Rhodes  Ave  

Paxton  Ave. 

V  51 

Portland  Ave        ..O52 

Rice  

Pearce 

O  23 

Portland  Are  P  27 
Post               .      .  M  28 

Rice  PI  

Pearl  

a  J7 

Richardson  Are.. 
Richmond  

Pearl  '.  .  .     . 

...F  27 

Potomac  Ave           J  19 

Pearl  

..G  40 

Potwvne  PI  ...K  11 

KichmondAve.  ... 
Richmond  Ave.  .  . 
Richmond  Ave  
Ridge  
Ridge  Ave        .... 

F27 
F  35 
.1  16 
L    7 
L  47 
T  37 
A  14 
A  18 
U40 

Pearl  

L  45 

Powell  Ave  J  17 

Pearl  

..M    8 

Powell  Ave.  .       .     V  48 

Pearl  

O  17 

Powell  Pk                J  17 

Q  20 

Peck  Ct  

O  24 

Ridge  Ave  

Penn  

O  19 

Prairie  Are    ....    Q  30 

Ridgeland  Ave.  .  . 
Ridgeland  Ave... 
Ridgcland  Are.  .  . 

Sanger  

..O  87 

Penn  PL 

E  22 

Pratt                        C  10 

Sannott  PI  

..L  44 

Penoock  Boul.. 

..F  16 

Pratt...              ...N21 

Saratoga  ... 

...a  16 

318 


INDEX  TO   GENERAL   MAPS. 


Sawyer  Ave  H  21 

Shergold  Ct  T  40 

Sixty-ninth  Ct.        Q  38 

Stewart  Ave  ...      P  29 

Sawyer  Ave  H  24 

Sheridan  H  19 

Sixty-ninth  Ct  R  88 

Stone                        Q  19 

Sawyer  Ave  H  30 

Sheridan  Ave  H  13 

Sixty-ninth  PI  T  38 

Stone  IS  33 

Sawyer  Ave  ...      Q  55 

Sheridan  Ave  H  15 

Slade        L  28 

Stony  Island  Ave    U  40 

Sayers  Ave  a  17 

Sheridan  Ave  I  24 

Slater  Ave..  X  48 

Storms  Ave           ..S  40 

Schiller.     .          .  .  P  19 

Sheridan  Ave  I  53 

Sloan               .       M  19 

Stowell                     P  24 

School  Q  14 

Sheridan  Are..       .T  37 

Slocum  Ave           .E  14 

Strahorn.  .  .           F  19 

School  M  14 

Sheridan  Ave  W  53 

Smart  L  21 

String  O  26 

School  O  23 

Sheridan  Ave.     .    X  51 

Smith  N  19 

Strong                      C  10 

School        .       .     .  P  42 

Sheridan  Drive   .     O  12 

Smith  Ave                I  30 

Sullivan.                   O  19 

School    P  46 

Sheridan  PI.     .   ..P  26 

Snell  M  21 

Sullivan  Ct...'..     .N  28 

Schuettler  D  13 

Sheridan  Road  N    9 

Snow  K  16 

Sultan  P  32 

Schultz.  M  46 

Sherman  P  24 

Sobieski       K  17 

Scott  II  23 

Sherman  O  32 

Sommers  Ave.        G  18 

Summerdale.          .L    9 

Scott          Q  19 

Sherman  O  37 

Soult                      N  15 

Summit                  K  30 

Scovel  Ave  V  47 

Sherman  Ave..        D  11 

South  Ave   ...        M  10 

Summit  Ave      ...  K  45 

Sebor  O  24 

Sherman  Ave  F  15 

South  Chicago  Ave.U  41 

Sumner  L  25 

Second   O  21 

Sherman  Ave       .  K  41 

South  ChicagoAve  X  50 

Second          R  49 

Sherman  Ave    .  .    U  50 

South  Ct  M  10 

Sunnyside..            K  11 

Second  Ave         ...Y49 

Sherman  Ave           X  42 

South  Park  Ave      Q  43 

Superior                   H  13 

Second  Ave.  ...     .  .Z  54 

Sheraian  PI  O  16 

South  Park  Ave     .R  29 

Superior  P  21 

Section  Ave  O  50 

Sherman  PI       Q  21 

South  Park  Ct        T  36 

Superior,  W  K  21 

Sedgwick  P  19 

Sherry     b  13 

Southport  Ave        M    9 

Superior  Ave.  ...     Y  44 

Sedgwick  Ct  P  20 

ShickPl  ...           O  19 

Southport  Ave       M  17 

Seeley      .         K  37 

Shields  Ave  P  29 

South  Water            P  22 

Superior  Ct.     .  .      N  21 

Seeley  Ave  K  23 

Shober                    K  19 

Southwest  Boul       I  28 

Surf                       ..O  15 

Seipp  Ave  U  40 

Shoerling  Are.  ...O  41 

Spaulding  Ave  H  23 

Surry  Ct  M  16 

Selden  L  24 

Sholto  .N  24 

Spaulding  Ave  ..  H  38 

Sutter      O  84 

Selwin  Ave  F  13 

Shore  C  10 

Spears  I  32 

Swan        P  32 

Seminary  Ave  N  17 

Short                M  28 

Swift                  M    8 

Seminary  PI  N  16 

Shurtleff  Ave  P  32 

Spencer  Ave.          N  36 

Sycamore  Ave  V  55 

Seneca  Q  21 

Sibley    M  24 

Spencer  Ave  ....    W  52 

Syracuse  G  13 

Sennott  L  24 

Sidney  Ave        .      S  32 

Spring    .       .           P  28 

Seresis  X  48 

Sidney  Ct    .  .  .        .O  16 

Springer  Ave  M  29 

Seventeenth  P  26 
Seventeenth,  W    .  L  26 

Sigel  P  19 
Silverman  Ave.       D  11 

Springfield  Are  G  31 
Spruce  b  13 

Talman   Ave  J  25 
Talman  Ave  J  33 

Seventh  Ave  Z  46 

Simms  Ave  D  21 

Spruce  L  44 

Talman  Ave  J  41 

Seventieth  N  38 

Sinnott  PI               M  21 

Spruce               .      M  24 

Talman  Ave.,  N  J  19 

Seventieth  Ct  .        P  38 

St.  Charles  Ave  F  13 

Talman  Ave.,  N..  .  .  J  22 

Seventy-first    .        M  39 

Sisbens  PI                O  19 

St  Clair          ..      Q  21 

Taylor  P  24 

Seventy-first  Ct       K  39 

Sixteenth                 P  25 

St.  Elmo  L  14 

Taylor,  W  L  24 

Seventy-first  PI        T  39 

Sixteenth  W..        M  25 

St.  George's  Ct  J  17 

Tell     O  50 

Seventy-second       M  39 

Sixth  Ave                 R  48 

St.  Hedwig's           K  17 

Tell  Ct  P  18 

Stventy-second  Ct  K  39 

Sixth  Ave.  .             Z  45 

St.  Helen         J  17 

Tell  PI  M  20 

Seventy-second  PL.T  39 

Sixtieth  S  36 

St.  James  PI     ....  O  16 

Temple  M  21 

Seventy-third  .        M  89 

Sixtieth  PI           .  F  36 

St  Joe  Ave         .    J    9 

Temple  M  45 

Seventy-third  Ct     K  39 

Sixty-first                 S  36 

St  Johns  Ave         E  11 

TentuAve         .  .    R  32 

Seventy-fourth         P  39 

Sixty-first  Ct            O  36 

St  Johns  Ave         G  14 

Terra  Cotta.  .        .  .  L  16 

Seventy-fourth  pi  U  39 

Sixty-first  PI            F  36 

St.  Johns  PI  M  22 

The  Bowery  N  23 

Seventy  -fifth    .  .      P  39 

Sixty  -first  PI            T  36 

Theodosia          C  11 

Seventy-sixth         .O  40 

Sixty-second            S  36 

St  Lawrence  Ave   R  38 

The  Strand  Y  43 

Seventy-sixth  PI  .  .  X  40 

Sixty-second  PI...  F  36 

St.  Louis  Ave  H  28 

The  Strand  Y  54 

Seventy-seventh  .  .  .  O  40 
Seventy-seventh  C!  X  40 

Sixty-second  P1....T  36 
Sixty  -third          .  .  S  36 

St.  Louis  Ave.,  N..H  21 
St.  Mary's  Ct.  .        J  17 

Third  Ave  R  49 
Third  Ave  Y  46 

Seventy-eighth  ...  O  40 

Sixty-  third,  N.        B    9 

St.  Michel  Ct  O  18 

Third  Ave  Y  49 

Seventy-eighth  PI   X  40 

Sixty-third  Ct          O  37 

St  Paul  Ave.           K  18 

Third  Ave  Z  54 

Seventy-ninth         W  41 

Sixty-third  PI           S  37 

Thirteenth            .  Q  25 

Seventy-ninth  Ct  .G  41 

Sixty-fourth     .  .      S  37 

Stanwood  Ave      .  P  49 

Thirteenth,  W  L  25 

Seveuty-nmth  P1..X  41 

Sixty-fifth     .           R  37 

Star  Ave  T  37 

Thirtieth  O  28 

Seward                     O  26 

Sixty-fifth  Ct            G  37 

Starr                   P  18 

Thirtieth  W  F  28 

Seymour  Ave           V  50 

Sixty-fifth  Terrace.  .T  37 

State       P  23 

Thirty-first    N  28 

Shades  PI           O  18 

Sixty-sixth  S  37 

State,  N  Q,  21 

Thirty-first,  W  H  28 

Shakespeare  Ave.  .  I  17 

Sixty-sixth  Ct  O  37 

Station  K  16 

Thirty-second  O  29 

Sheffield  Ave           N  18 

Sixty-sixth  PI.  ..  .T  37 

Stare  J  17 

Thirty-second,  W..  J  29 

Shelby  Ct                N  26 

Sixty-seventh           S  37 

Stearns        .             N  28 

Thirty-  third....        O  29 

Sheldon        M  13 

Sixty  -seventh  Ct.  ..G  38 

Stella  N  13 

Thirty  -third  Ct  N  29 

Sheldon  M  22 

Sheldon,  N              M  22 

Sixty-eighth  T  38 
Sixty  -eighth  Ct.      G  38 

Stephens  I  23 
Stephens           ...  X  48 

Thirty-third  PI,  N..C  16 
Thirty-fourth            O  29 

Sheldon  Ave  E  13 

Sixty-eighth  PI        S  37 

Stephenson        .  .  .  .  P  25 

Thirty  -fourth,  N.    C  16 

Shell  Ave  840 

Slxtv  -ninth  T  38 

Stewart...            ...E  12 

Thirty-fourth  Ct..  N  29 

INDEX  TO  GENERAL  MAPS. 


ai9 


Thirty-fourth  PL, 

N C  16 

Thirty-fifth N  29 

Thirty-fifth,  W....E  29 

Thirty -fifth  Ct N  30 

Thirty-sixth O  30 

Thirty-sixth  PI.... R  " 

Thirty-seventh O  30 

Thirty-seventh  Ct..Q  30 

Thirty-eighth O  30 

Thirty-eighth  Ct..N  30 

Thirty-ninth Q  30 

Thirty-ninth,  W...B  30 

Thomas F  20 

Thomas K  20 

Thomas  Ave I  16 

Thomas  Ave L  33 

Thome  Ave M    7 

Thompson K  19 

Thompson J  19 

Thompson  Ave  —  D  19 

Thompson  Ave G  33 

Thorndale  Ave N    8 

Thorndike -..F  19 

Throop M  25 

Tilden ...N  23 

Todd O  26 

Torrence  Ave W  49 

Tower  PI Q  20 

Town O  19 

TownCt O  19 

Towner E  24 

Townsend O  20 

Tracy  Ave L  47 

Transit  Ave M  31 

Transit  Are U  41 

TremontAve J  38 

Tremont  ATC K  46 

Tripp  Ave F  17 

Troy I  21 

Troy I  23 

Troy I  28 

TrumbullATe H  28 

Trambull  Ave....  H  34 
Trumbull  Ave.,  N..H  21 

Truro I  25 

Trustee L  21 

Turner K  13 

Turner  Ave H  25 

Turner  Ave H  34 

Tattle  Ave L  10 

Twelfth P  24 

Twelfth,  W L  24 

Twelfth  Ave Z  46 

Twentieth P  26 

Twentieth,  W L  26 

Twenty -first P  26 

Twenty-first,  W....L  26 

Twenty-second P  27 

Twenty-second.W.K  26 
Twenty -second  PL. P  27 

Twenty-third O,  27 

Twenty-third,  W..H  27 
Twenty-third  P1...O  27 
Twenty-fourth . . . .  Q  27 
Twenty-fourth,  W.H  27 
Twenty-fourth  P1..O  27 

Twenty-fifth Q  27 

Twenty-fifth,  W....I  27 
Twenty-fifth  Ct.  ..I  27 


Twenty-fifth  PI  ....  O  27 

Wallace  I  14 

Weld  D  10 

Twenty-sixth  Q  27 

Wallace  O  30 

Wellington       B  15 

Twenty-sixth,  W..G  28 

Wallace  O  48 

Wellington  N  15 

Twenty-seventh  ..  .P  28 

Wallace  Ave  I  15 

Wellington  Ave.      G  14 

Twenty-seventh  WG  28 

Walleck  PI  K  26 

Wells    N                  P  21 

Twenty  -eighth  O  28 

Waller  N  25 

Wendell                  P  20 

Twenty-eighth  W  F  28 

Waller  Ave  B  17 

Wendell  Ave          W  42 

Twenty-eighth  PI    O  28 

Walnut  b  13 

Wentworth  Ave      P  28 

Twenty-ninth          O  28 

Walnut.  ..            ..C  16 

Werder  .  .                 J  19 

Twenty-ninth,  W..F  28 

Walnut  D  18 

Wesson  .  .                O  20 

Twenty-ninth  PI     .  P  23 

Walnut  G  40 

West  ....             X  49 

Twomey....        ...O  19 

Walnut                      I  84 

West  Ct                    O  15 

Tyson  Ave  K  14 

Walnut  L    9 

Western  Ave          K  23 

Walnut  K  22 

Western  Ave.  N     K  19 

Walnut  N  46 

Western  Ave  Boul  K  34 

Uhland...            ...O  19 

Walnut  X  49 

West  40th  .       .        G  22 

Ullman  N  30 

Walnut  Ave  C  16 

West  40th  PL  ...    F  22 

Underwood  Ave.  .  .  .1  31 

Walsh  Ct  N  26 

West  41st.                F  22 

Union  O  26 

Walton  PI  Q  20 

West  41st  PI             F  25 

Union  O  34 

Ward  J30 

West  42d  F  22 

Union  .  .  Q  48 

Ward  M  17 

West42dPL.            F  34 

Union,  N  O  21 

WardCt  O  26 

West  43d    .        .  .  F  21 

Union  Ave    ...        O  40 

Warner  Ave  E  14 

West  43d  PI  ...        F  25 

Union  PI  J  23 

Warner  Ave  L  12 

West  44th  F  22 

Union  PI                  O  27 

Warren  Ave  ....      J  22 

Wist  44th  PI             E  24 

Union  Park  PI  M  22 

Warsaw  Ave  I  15 

West  45th..               E  20 

University  PI          R  29 

Washburn               M  39 

West  45th  PI            E  24 

Upland  Q  52 

Washborn  Ave  J  25 

West  46th  E  22 

Upton  K  18 

Washington  E  11 

West  47th.  ...          E  20 

Utica  I  24 

Washington  F  10 

West  47th  PL  .  .        E  19 

Washington..           I  38 

West  48th  E  23 

Washington  P  22 

WTest  49th                 D  21 

Vail  K  37 

Washington  P  34 

West  49th  PI  D  17 

Van  Buren              E  12 

Washington  Aye  ...  a  18 

West  50th  D  19 

Van  Bnren         .  .  .  L    8 

Washington  Ave.  .  .  E  35 

West  50th  PI  D  19 

Van  Buren            .  .  P  23 

Washington  Ave.  ..F  13 

West  51st  D  17 

Van  Buren,  W  ....K  23 

Washington  Are  .  J  10 

West52d  D  17 

Van  Horn  K  26 

Washington  A^  e  .  .  L  47 

West  53d  D  17 

VannattaAve  E  17 

Washington  Ave  ..T  35 

West  53d  PI  C  17 

Van  Osdell  ...K  33 

Washington  Ave  .  .  T  41 

West  54th  C  17 

Vedder  O  19 

Washington  Ave  .  .T  44 

West55ih  C  16 

Vermont  Ave  L  29 

Washington  A  ve,NJ  21 

West  57th  B  11 

Washington  Boul.M  22 

Westminster  Ave    F  27 

Vernon  Ave  R  29 

Washington  PI  P  20 

Weston  PI  K  43 

Vernon  Ave  R  37 

Washington,  W  O  22 

West  River  X  50 

Veruoii  Ave  R  38 

Washtenaw  Ave..  .J  23 

Wharf  O  26 

Vernon  Park  PL  .  .M  24 
Victor  M    8 

Washtenaw  Ave.  .  .  J  30 
Washtenaw  Ave  ..J  38 

Wharton  Ave  S  36 
Wheaton  H  20 

Victoria  Ave  U  41 

Washtenaw  Ave.,  NJ  22 
Water  M  28 

Wheelock  Ave  P  40 
Whipple        .             I  23 

Vilas          K  11 

Water,  N  Q  21 

Whipple  Ave     .        I  27 

Vincennes  Ave  .  .  .  .P  41 

\Vater,  W  O  22 

Whiten  ouse    G  28 

Vincennes  Ave  —  R  32 

Waterside  Ave....Z  54 
Waterville        M  29 

Whitehouse  PI  P  28 
Whiting  .      .           P  20 

Vine  a  17 
Vine      O  18 

WavelandAve-  M  13 
Waver  O  27 

Whittier  Ave  W  51 
Wieland  P  19 

Vine                          O  19 

Waverly  PI  M  22 

Wilber  Ave  K  47 

Wayman        ....  O  22 

Wilcox                      I  23 

Wayne  Ave  M    9 

Wilcox                     L  46 

Wea^e  Ave          .  .  H  19 

Wilcox  Ave              E  23 

WebD  Ave.  ...        fl  37 

Will        E  28 

Webber  Ave  L    7 

Will         M  20 

Wabash  Ave  .        O  30 

Weber  Ave  I    7 

Willard  PI  M  22 

Wade                       M  20 

Webster  L  10 

Willett  Ave  V  46 

Walcott  Ave          .  I  42 

Webster  H  13 

William  C    9 

Walden  Park  Way  L  46 

Webster  Are  M  17 

William  J  30 

Waldon                    X  49 

Webster  Ave.  .          P  39 

William  G  40 

Waldo  PI      .     .      O  22 

Wedell  31  3!i 

William  Ave  G  19 

Wall                         N  29 

Weed         N  19 

Williams     D  10 

Wallace  F  20 

WeedCt  O  19 

Willis...              ...B12 

320 


INDEX  TO   GENERAL   MAPS. 


Willis H  12 

Willis  Ct K25 

Willow N  18 

Willow  Ave C  16 

Wilmot  Ave D  18 

WilmotAve I  16 

Wilmot  Ave K  18 

Wilson O  25 

Wilson  Ave K  11 

Wilton ...N  14 

Winchester  Ave...  L  24 
Winchester  Ave  . . .  L  37 

Windett  Ave N  11 

Windsor W  40 

Windsor  Ave N  11 

Winneconna  Ave...O  40 


Winona M  10 

Winston M  45 

Winthrop  Ave N    8 

Winthrop  A ve .   ...  G  27 

Winthrop  PI M  24 

Wisconsin a  16 

Wisconsin O  18 

Wisconsin  Ave E  10 

Wisner  Ave H  15 

Wolcott L  10 

Wolcott L  14 

Wolcott  Ave I  32 

Wolfram G  15 

Wolfram K  15 

Wood b  18 

Wood L  26 


Wood L  49 

Wood X  35 

Wood X  50 

Wood,  N L  21 

Woodard  Ave H  15 

Woodbine D  19 

Woodland Pk R  29 

WoodlawnAve....T  87 

Woodside  Ave L  14 

Work P  24 

Worthen  Ave I  26 

Wright L    9 

Wright M  18 

Wright O  87 

Wright  Ave K  11 

Wright  PI J  31 


WrightwoodAve..N  K 
Wrightwood  Ave., 

W! C  16 

Wyoming E  16 


Yale  Ave P  37 

Yates V  44 

Yeaton L  24 

York L  2' 

York  PI O  15 

Yorktown K  29 

Young Q  51 


ZionPl M  26 


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